A series of cars with 'lottery' advertisements are proposed to be handled.

Many passenger transport vehicles in Ho Chi Minh City with advertisements for "lottery" and "football betting"... have been asked to remove them and are being considered for handling.

Traffic police inspect a car with gambling advertisements, which cover more than 50% of the city's operating surface. Photo: Ha Giang — Traffic police check a car with a gambling advertisement. Photo: *Ha Giang*

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has just requested four transport cooperatives, Hoang Long, Minh Huy, Thang Long, and Nam Sai Gon Mechanics, to rectify the situation of allowing many cars to have advertisements with betting and lottery content. The Department will plan to conduct surprise inspections of transport units that do not comply with advertising regulations.

This move was made after the City Police discovered many transport business cars with culturally inappropriate advertisements, violating regulations when the advertising area occupies more than 50% of the surface of each side of the vehicle. Currently, one of the four violating units, Thang Long Transport Tourism Service Cooperative, has asked 54 drivers to remove the illegal advertisements. The remaining units need to report the results of the handling to the Department before June 25.

According to regulations, advertising products are not allowed to be installed on the front, back and roof of the car. The sides of the car can be pasted with advertisements but not more than 50% of the area. Violators will be fined 2-5 million VND. In particular, if the advertisement affects the aesthetics, traffic safety and social order, the fine will be 5-10 million VND.

Gia Minh

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