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Vietnam traffic police intensify fines

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2026-08-07 04:54 UTC → 2026-08-09 15:41 UTC · added removed

The nationwide traffic‑safety campaign launched under Decree 168/2024 has continued to broaden its reach into through August 2026. Police in Hưng Yên fined a driver 20‑26 million VND for covering a licence plate with a “funeral‑vehicle” sign, while in Quảng Trị two motorists who crossed a railway at a red signal each received 19 million VND fines and licence suspensions of up to three months. Hanoi’s “cold‑fine” programme logged 1,872 violations between 27 July and 2 August, including 112 detections by AI‑enabled cameras. In Hue, traffic police processed more than 2,700 camera‑captured offences during the first seven months of 2026. Commercial‑vehicle operators exceeding four continuous hours of driving were Enforcement on major expressways remains a priority. On the Hanoi - Lang Son Expressway, a truck driver in Bac Ninh was fined 3‑5 45 million VND per driver and 8‑12 million VND per company, with two licence points deducted. Two teenagers riding a motorbike without a received an 11-month licence plate or helmet were handed over to local authorities. On suspension after video footage showed him performing reckless maneuvers and cutting off another vehicle near Quang Chau Industrial Park on July 28. Additionally, between August 5 and 7, authorities on the Nội Bài–Lào Cai highway, highway intercepted a 44‑year‑old car driver with and a motorbike rider for severe alcohol violations and speeding. The car driver, recording a breath‑alcohol level concentration of 0.949 mg/L and speeding 11 km/h over the limit mg/L, was fined 40 million VND, VND and had his licence suspended for 23 months and his vehicle detained for up to 10 days; a months; the motorbike rider rider, with a similar alcohol level received a reading of 0.83 mg/L, was fined 14 million VND fine and received the same suspension. Commercial‑vehicle operators exceeding four continuous hours of driving are fined 3‑5 million VND per driver and 8‑12 million VND per company. The crackdown, supported by AI cameras, journey‑monitoring data cameras and public‑reporting public-reporting platforms, remains aimed at reducing fatalities and injuries nationwide.

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  1. 2026-08-09 15:41 UTC Vietnam traffic police intensify fines
  2. 2026-08-07 04:54 UTC Vietnam traffic police intensify fines
  3. 2026-08-04 11:07 UTC Vietnam traffic police crackdown widens to new violations
  4. 2026-08-02 23:59 UTC Vietnam traffic police crackdown widens to new violations
  5. 2026-08-02 10:05 UTC Vietnam traffic police crackdown widens to new violations
  6. 2026-07-25 18:36 UTC Vietnam traffic police crackdown widens to new violations

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