
Mr Khoa said the used motorcycle shop he worked at was stagnant and had no customers due to cumbersome procedures – Photo: Minh Hoa
According to Circular 24, the vehicle registration agency issues and manages license plates for cars and motorcycles according to the vehicle owner’s identification code. For vehicles with five-number plates in circulation, the automatic default is the identification plate of the person whose name is on the vehicle registration system.
It’s hard to buy, hard to sell
reporter Youth Most of the used car shops in Thu Duc City, Phu Nuan District, Binh Thanh (HCMC)… became empty and dull.
Some shop owners said that before August 15, many people bought used cars at the store or directly from the old owner, but only made documents for car donation, car and vehicle registration to travel on the road. However, currently it is extremely difficult to buy and sell used cars due to complex processes.
Nguyen Hoi Ngoc (resident of Thu Duc) said that he bought a Honda Vision motorcycle from a used motorcycle shop in Binh Thanh district. On August 18, Mr. Ngoc went to re-register the number plate, then “taped fire” the new regulation that requires the old owner to complete clearance procedures to be able to register.
Mr. Ngoc contacted the store and they told him that the old owner had returned to his hometown in An Giang province by the end of September, so he could return to Ho Chi Minh City to help Mr. Ngoc with the processes. Since then, Mr. Ngoc has not dared to drive this car on the road for fear of being investigated by the traffic police, nor does he know if he will be able to register it in the near future.
Ngoc said people still know that this regulation is to manage and protect property and people’s interests in the long run. However, we hope that the authorities may have a plan to resolve this quickly to simplify the process and make it more convenient for people.
And Mr. Khoa (28 years old, employee of a used motorcycle shop on Hoang Van Thu Street, Phu Nuan District) said that the owner encountered difficulties in the business process.
Khoa said that in the past, when selling a car through a shop, the old owner would often sign a power of attorney (usually 10 years) so that the shop could handle the paperwork with the new owner on the old owner’s behalf, and the same Do other procedures also at the same time. according to the law. But according to Circular 24, car owners will have to go through the recall procedures directly, creating a “headache” for used car buyers and sellers.
Khoa shared, “Many car owners have gone abroad or are lost or cannot be contacted, so finding the old owner involves going through the procedures of canceling the vehicle registration and license plate and getting the original records back.” It’s very difficult.”
Not only that, on September 5, the used motorcycle shop where Mr. Khoa works sold a car to a customer, luckily the shop found the old owner, so they took the owner to the District 7 police to complete the recovery procedures. Asked to go to. Vehicle registration and license plate to sell to new owner.
However, in the police appointment letter, the previous owner of the car was scheduled to come to the District 7 Police Department to receive the results on September 25 (i.e. 20 days later).
It can be seen that the longer the recall process takes, the more difficult it becomes to buy back a used car. Most of the shops that buy and sell used cars are in the same situation as Mr. Khoa and they don’t know how to fix it.

The store where Mr Khoa worked went through the process of canceling vehicle registrations and license plates to sell to customers and was given an appointment by District 7 police for up to 20 days – Photo: Minh Hoa
Verify Vehicle Origin: After 30 days, no disputes can be transferred
Implementation of regulation on identification number plates as per circular 24 still faces many difficulties due to system errors. Additionally, some used car shop owners have reported difficulties transferring names as vehicles have been sold. Through several generations of ownership, the Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) has responded to this material.
The traffic police department said it has proactively directed functional units to correct errors as they arise and has provided 24/7 support to local police units. The system problems are now basically solved.
The department confirmed, “Through the monitoring of vehicle registration and management data, the number of documents processed daily across the country is basically equal to the number of documents processed before the circular came into effect and the system is in use.”
Regarding the problems of used car shops, the traffic police department said that according to the regulations, when purchasing a car, there must be an invoice or contract, and the vehicle sales certificate must be notarized and certified according to the regulations. However, in reality, there is still a situation of buying and selling a car from hand to hand, without documents transferring ownership, so the buyer cannot register the car in his own name.
To create conditions for people to register vehicles with their own owners, Circular 24 regulates the management of the registration of title transfers of vehicles that have registered vehicle purchase and sale documents or vehicles through multiple organizations and individuals. Ownership is transferred due to lack of purchase and sale documents. Illegal.
If there is a sale certificate from the vehicle owner (name on the registration certificate) and a vehicle sale certificate from the last seller, it will be resolved within two days.
If there are no vehicle purchase documents or invalid vehicle purchase documents, the registration agency will handle the case, receive the documents, write the appointment letter within 30 days as well as send the reception notice. Vehicle owners get settlement verification across business units.
After 30 days, if there is no dispute, lawsuit over the vehicle or related to the stolen vehicle or evidence of the case, the authorities will carry out recovery procedures and resolve the vehicle title transfer as per the rules.
For vehicles sold before the effective date of Circular 24 (vehicles with license plates) and have not yet completed the name transfer, registration and license plate cancellation procedures, when completing the corresponding procedures for those vehicles, The vehicle registration agency will cancel the current registration and license plate.
At the same time, this license plate number will be kept for the old owner whose name is on the vehicle registration. This vehicle must be registered with the new identification number plate.
If the car seller has completed the registration and license plate cancellation procedures before selling the vehicle, the buyer only needs to bring the cancellation certificate to the competent authority to complete the vehicle registration procedures as per the rules.
I don’t know how long I have to wait before I press the license plate
talk to YouthMr. Pham Trung H. (temporarily living in Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi) said that he just bought a motorcycle. On September 7, he went to the police headquarters to complete the registration process and get the license plates pressed.
“However, the police officer said that there is no consensus on how to do this after the new circular is issued. Temporarily, this cannot be done and the exact appointment cannot be made to press the sign, so I’ll have to wait.” H. said.
According to Mr. H., he is from Ba Vi (Hanoi), so if you want to suppress the Hanoi sign, you can go back to your hometown to do it more easily, but people from other provinces who want to suppress Hanoi is the signal, it will be tough. It’s hard and I’m in trouble at the moment so I don’t know how long I have to wait.
Similarly, Ms. Le T. (Cau Giyay District) said that on the morning of September 7, she went to the store to buy a new motorcycle. However, the staff here said that the store is currently unable to support registration documents and license plate punching services.
Shortly thereafter, Ms. T. went to the police to ask about the license plate registration process. Police said it is not currently possible to register for a license plate.
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