Why can't VNeID be used instead of a driver's license?

The Ministry of Public Security is drafting the Law on Traffic Order and Safety. This law is partly separated from the 2008 Law on Road Traffic.

At present, people still need to carry vehicle documents when participating in traffic.

According to the draft, when participating in traffic, drivers must carry four types of documents: vehicle registration, driver's license, certificate of technical safety and environmental protection inspection, and certificate of compulsory civil liability insurance.

In the above documents, if the information of any document has been integrated into the electronic identification account or identity card according to regulations, the driver does not have to carry it anymore.

For traffic police, the draft stipulates that in cases where vehicle documents have been integrated, inspection and control must be carried out through authenticating such information and documents on electronic identification accounts.

Also related to vehicle document data integration, Circular 32/2023 of the Ministry of Public Security (effective from September 15) stipulates that when drivers provide information of documents in the electronic identification account, the Traffic Police force will check and compare the information of those documents in the electronic identification account.

During the inspection process, if an electronic identification account is found to be counterfeit or an individual or organization has committed a violation that requires temporary detention, revocation of the right to use, revocation, confiscation of documents, or violations requiring verification of documents, the Traffic Police shall request the presentation of such documents for handling in accordance with the provisions of law.

After many efforts of the police and people, millions of driving licenses have been integrated into the VNeID electronic identification application. However, at present, the traffic police force has not yet applied information authentication on the application instead of checking vehicle documents directly.

Responding to this issue, at a discussion on draft laws chaired by the Ministry of Public Security, Major General Pham Cong Nguyen, Director of the Department of Legislation and Administrative and Judicial Reform (Ministry of Public Security), said that any change requires preparation time.

The preparations that the director mentioned include infrastructure, databases, equipping management agencies with knowledge and most importantly, changing people's habits.

The same goes for electronic ID (VNeID application). When people fully integrate documents and change their habit of using paper documents, state management agencies are fully equipped with infrastructure (reading devices, terminals, etc.) and are fully trained, then electronic ID can replace traditional documents.

During the transition, the Ministry of Public Security has open regulations on the methods by which people can perform public services, so that they can see the benefits and conveniences they bring, thereby voluntarily converting.

Lawyer Ha Cong Tam, Hanoi Bar Association, said that while the draft Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety has not been passed, and the documents integrated on the VNeID application have not been accepted to replace hard copies, traffic participants still have to carry documents such as vehicle registration, driver's license...

According to Decree 100/2019 (supplemented by Decree 123/2021), drivers of motorbikes and mopeds who do not carry vehicle registration or driving license will be fined from 100,000 - 200,000 VND. The fine will be doubled for drivers of cars, tractors and other similar vehicles.

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