Vietnam highway police fine drivers for license and weight violations

Traffic police on Vietnamese highways have issued significant fines to drivers and vehicle owners for multiple regulatory violations.

On the Cam Lam - Nha Trang expressway, a driver was caught operating a truck without a valid license, having previously had his license seized in Da Nang. The driver was fined 19 million VND, while the vehicle owner was fined 29 million VND for allowing an unqualified person to operate the vehicle, totaling 48 million VND in penalties.

Separately, on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway, a tractor-trailer was intercepted for carrying a load 11% over the permitted weight limit and for the driver using an expired license. The driver received fines totaling 9.9 million VND, and the transport company owner was fined 68 million VND for allowing the violations. The total penalty for this incident reached approximately 77.9 million VND.

Authorities have seized the involved vehicles and advised transport businesses to strictly verify driver qualifications and vehicle weight limits to ensure road safety.