The Traffic Police Department announced on June 27 that the circular replaces Circular No. 12/2025/TT-BCA dated February 28, 2025, and will take effect on July 1.

The new regulation is based on the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety and Government Decree No. 94/2026/ND-CP dated March 31, 2026, which governs driver training and licensing examinations.

Notably, Decree No. 94 repeals Decree No. 160 and removes the requirement for traffic simulation testing equipment and dedicated simulation examination rooms.

Under the new circular, the computer-based traffic simulation test is no longer part of the driver's license examination process.

Under the current regulations, candidates seeking a car driver's license must complete four examination components: a theory test, a computer-based traffic simulation test, a closed-course practical driving test and an on-road driving test.

Authorities concluded that the simulation software did not accurately reflect real-world traffic conditions, lacked practical relevance and failed to properly assess driving skills. Some questions were also considered unnecessarily tricky, testing candidates' ability to guess answers rather than evaluate their competence behind the wheel.

As a result, from July 1, when the circular takes effect, candidates applying for driver's licenses will no longer be required to complete the computer-based traffic simulation examination.

Dinh Hieu