According to current regulations, vehicle registration plates are regulated according to Circular 79/2024/TT-BCA regulating the issuance and revocation of vehicle registration certificates, license plates of motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes. The Circular takes effect from January 1, 2025.
According to Appendix 02, the list of license plates of provinces is as follows:
The Circular regulating vehicle license plates has the following notable points:
License plates must comply with National Technical Regulations issued by the Ministry of Public Security.
The arrangement of letters and numbers on car license plates of domestic agencies, organizations and individuals: The first two numbers are the symbol of the locality of vehicle registration, followed by the registration series (letters); the second group of numbers is the vehicle registration order consisting of 05 natural numbers from 000.01 to 999.99.
How to arrange letters and numbers on motorcycle license plates of domestic agencies, organizations and individuals: The first group of numbers is the symbol of the locality where the vehicle is registered and the registration series. The second group of numbers is the vehicle registration order consisting of 05 natural numbers, from 000.01 to 999.99.
The issuance of local license plate symbols must be done in order from low to high and use 20 series (regardless of vehicle type) of a new license plate symbol that has been changed to a new symbol.
License plates must be produced at enterprises and license plate production facilities of the Ministry of Public Security. The production and supply of license plates are carried out according to the requirements of the vehicle registration agency.
Initial license plate products (sizes, quality, security) must be inspected and accepted by the Traffic Police Department for product quality before being allowed to produce and provide license plates to the vehicle registration agency; during the process of manufacturing and providing license plates, businesses and license plate manufacturing facilities must have statistics, update data and connect and share this data with the vehicle registration and management system.
