New regulations on the term of use of motor vehicles

Office of Legal Consulting of Lao Dong Newspaper replied:

Article 40 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024 (effective from January 1, 2025) stipulates the term of use of motor vehicles as follows:

1. The useful life of a motor vehicle is calculated from the year of manufacture until December 31 of the year the useful life expires.

2. The service life of a modified vehicle is specified as follows:

a) If a vehicle with a term of use is converted into a vehicle without a term of use, the regulations on the term of use of the vehicle before the conversion shall apply;

b) Vehicles with no service life that are converted into vehicles with service life shall be subject to the regulations on the vehicle's service life after conversion;

c) Passenger cars with a permitted capacity of 9 or more people (excluding the driver), specialized passenger cars converted into cargo cars (including specialized cargo cars); four-wheeled passenger cars with engines converted into four-wheeled cargo cars with engines shall be subject to the regulations on the age of the vehicle after conversion.

3. Cases of motor vehicles that do not apply the age limit include:

a) Motorcycles, motorbikes, passenger cars with a permitted capacity of up to 08 people (excluding the driver), special-purpose cars, trailers, semi-trailers;

b) Military and police motor vehicles serving national defense and security purposes.

4. The Government shall detail this Article.

Thus, the term of use of motor vehicles is regulated according to the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024 as above.