Nguyen To An, deputy director of the Vietnam Register (VR), said the scandals were like typhoons and tsunamis which will leave painful consequences.

To restore clients’ confidence, An said VR has been trying to fix the problems and cover the "legal holes".

On February 7, VR submitted a report to the Ministry of Transport (MOT), suggesting measures on vehicle registration activities, including the waiver of the first inspection for brand new cars; IT use in registration scheduling; and use of 3S and 4S car maintenance facilities to carry out registration service.

The proposals have been applauded by the public.

At a December meeting, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang assigned VR to study and amend the procedures for first inspection of brand new domestically made and imported cars.

The Minister asked to study a plan for these vehicles, under which the registration agency only makes vehicle records, adds the information to the registration database and issues inspection certificates and inspection stamps without collecting inspection service fees.

Prior to that, VR had set up a taskforce in charge of studying the possible impact if the first inspection waiver is applied. The study, which was carried out from June to November 2022, on newly assembled cars and new imports with certificates in Vietnam, found that only 0.17-0.31 percent of vehicles could not satisfy the requirements and need repair for re-registration.

VR has realized from the study that the registration exemption for brand new cars is reasonable, which ensures technical safety and environmental protection.

The agency said that if the inspection waiver is applied, car owners will be able to save time and VND250,000-570,000 for each vehicle.

With 300,000 new cars with 9 or fewer seats bought every year, the total amount of money to be saved would be VND75-180 billion. Car owners would not have to spend several days to have their cars registered.

Nguyen Quoc Huy, a salesman at Toyota Ha Dong Showroom, said manufacturers always check products carefully before letting vehicles hit the market.

If the proposal is approved, vehicle owners can register online for brand new cars (paying tolls, applying for registration online, or coming to registration agencies to receive registration stamps or receiving stamps at home).

Hoang Hiep