License plates proposed to remain the same after merging provinces and cities

After the merger, the license plates of the localities proposed by the Traffic Police Department to the Ministry of Public Security remain the same; for the merged localities, the license plates will be the license plates of the localities before the merger.

The merger does not affect people's rights related to vehicle registration. (Illustration photo)

On June 16, the Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security , announced that the National Assembly had passed a resolution on the arrangement of provincial-level administrative units, reducing from 63 provinces and cities to 34. The Traffic Police Department proposed to the Ministry of Public Security on the registration and issuance of vehicle license plates.

Specifically as follows:

License plates of localities remain the same. For merged localities, license plates are the license plates of the localities before the merger.

For example, for Hai Phong city, vehicle license plates will include the following numbers: 15, 16, 34; Ho Chi Minh City will have license plates 41, 50, 51, 42, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 72...

According to the Traffic Police Department, people can continue to use vehicle registration certificates and license plates issued before July 1, 2025 without having to exchange or replace them.

Organizations and individuals can choose to register their vehicles at the commune-level police station in the province or city where the vehicle owner resides or has his/her headquarters. The merger does not affect the rights of the people related to vehicle registration.

6 cases where documents related to vehicles and license plates must be changed or replaced include: vehicle registration certificate, license plates that are blurred or damaged; modified vehicles; vehicles with changed paint color; registered vehicles with white background license plates, black letters and numbers changed to yellow background license plates, black letters and numbers and vice versa.

Change vehicle owner information or vehicle owner needs to change vehicle registration certificate to new address; vehicle registration certificate has expired; vehicle owner needs to change short license plate to long license plate or vice versa.

Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/bien-so-xe-duoc-de-xuat-giu-nguyen-sau-sap-nhap-tinh-thanh-213541.html