The Ministry of Transport (MoT) has recently issued Circular 47, which will take effect on January 1, 2025, and includes regulations on the procedure for emission inspections of motorcycles and scooters.
Motorcycles and scooters that are over five years old will be subject to periodic emission inspections. However, the timeline for implementing this regulation is pending a decision from the Government. Photo: Yen Chi
According to Circular 47, owners of motorcycles and scooters that are less than five years old from the year of manufacture are exempt from submitting emission inspection documents and taking their vehicles to inspection centers for emission tests.
On the other hand, owners of motorcycles and scooters that are more than five years old from the year of manufacture are required to take their vehicles to inspection centers for emission tests.
At the inspection center, owners must present one of the following documents: the original vehicle registration certificate; a certified copy or electronically certified copy of the vehicle registration certificate; or the original appointment slip for vehicle registration. The inspection center will then accept the emission inspection application.
The inspection center will then proceed to search for information about the motorcycle or scooter on the inspection management software and verify the vehicle registration certificate with the actual vehicle.
If the information does not match, the emission inspection will be rejected. If the inspection is not rejected, the inspection center will create an inspection control sheet and proceed with the emission test for the vehicle.
Upon passing the emission test, motorcycles and scooters will be granted an electronic emission inspection certificate, which will be integrated with the vehicle owner’s electronic identity account.
The emission inspection certificate for these vehicles will be issued by the Vietnam Register on the inspection management software, based on the results of the certification of technical safety, environmental protection, and quality assurance for motorcycles and scooters in production, assembly, and importation, obtained from the data stored by the Vietnam Register, in combination with the database on vehicle registration and management by the Ministry of Public Security.
Also, according to Circular 47, the emission inspection cycle for motorcycles and scooters that are less than five years old from the year of manufacture is 60 months from the date of vehicle delivery. For motorcycles and scooters that are between five and twelve years old, the periodic emission inspection cycle is 24 months, and for those that are over twelve years old, the cycle is 12 months.
Circular 47 will come into effect on January 1, 2025. However, according to the head of the Vehicle Inspection Division of the Vietnam Register, this date does not mark the beginning of emission inspections for motorcycles at inspection centers.
