VietNamNet Bridge – During the process of granting new driving licences, the Road Administration has discovered and seized more than 3,500 counterfeit licenses.

The fake licences have been detected since December 1, 2014, the day on which the new-material (Polyethylene terephthalate or PET) driving licences were issued in Vietnam.

Nguyen Thang Quan, a senior official from the Road Administration, said that most of the fake licences were found in southern provinces.

"Not only old-form driving licenses (paper), but also PET licences were fake," Quan said.

Those found with fake licences are banned from driving tests for five years and cannot reapply for a license during that time, he said.

To deal with this problem, traffic police and inspectors have been allocated 1,000 specialized devices to detect fake driving licences.

To date, over 6 million PET driving licenses have been issued, including more than 2.5 million auto driving licenses.

Le Ha