THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLICOF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom– Happiness
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No. 08/2009/TT-BGTVT
Hanoi, June 23, 2009
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE USE OF RUDIMENTARY VEHICLES, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, THREE-WHEELERS AND THE LIKE FOR CARRYING PASSENGERS AND CARGOS
THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Pursuant to the November 13, 2008 Law on Road Traffic;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 51/ 2008/ND-CP of April 28, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;
The Ministry of Transport guides the use of rudimentary vehicles, mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and the like for carrying passengers and cargos in order to ensure traffic order and safety as follow:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular guides general principles of passenger and cargo transportation by rudimentary vehicles, mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and the like.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular applies to organizations and individuals engaged in passenger and cargo transportation activities by rudimentary vehicles, mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and the like.
Chapter II
REGULATIONS ON PASSENGER AND CARGO TRANSPORTATION BY RUDIMENTARY VEHICLES, MOPEDS, MOTORCYCLES, THREE-WHEELERS AND THE LIKE
Article 3. Vehicle operators
1. To comply with provisions of Articles 58 and 63 of the Law on Road Traffic.
2. To provide crash helmets to their passengers for vehicles on which passengers are compulsory to wear crash helmets.
3. For commercial passenger and cargo transportation by rudimentary vehicles, mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and the like, vehicles operators must have name plates and uniforms provided by People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as provincial-level People's Committees) in order to distinguish them from other road users.
Article 4. Vehicles
1. Mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and the like must comply with provisions of Article 53 of the Law on Road Traffic.
2. Rudimentary vehicles must satisfy the road traffic safety conditions specified by provincial-level People's Committees.
Article 5. Transportation activities
1. Provincial-level People's Committees shall specify:
a/ Operation scope, routes and time for each type of vehicles to ensure road traffic order and safety;
b/ Activities of standing, parking, picking up and disembarking passengers and cargos, in order to ensure road traffic order and safety.

2. Rudimentary vehicles, mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and the like which carry passengers and cargos in a certain locality must comply with that locality' regulations.