How will the Ministry of Public Security revoke driving licenses from March 1, 2025?

Reply: According to Article 25 of Circular 12/2025/TT-BCA, the competent authority to issue driving licenses shall revoke them in the following order:

- Within 03 working days from the date of discovery of a person with a driving license falling into one of the cases specified in Clause 5, Article 62 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024, including:

+ The person granted a driving license does not meet the health requirements according to the conclusion of the medical examination and treatment facility for each driving license class;

+ Driving license issued in violation of regulations;

+ The driving license has expired the period of temporary detention or the statute of limitations for execution of the decision on administrative violation handling according to the provisions of law on handling administrative violations if the violator does not come to receive it without a valid reason.

The Director of the Traffic Police Department issues a decision to revoke and cancel the driving license (the content of the decision clearly states the reasons for revocation and cancellation) and cancels the integration of the electronic driving license on the electronic data system and electronic identification account;

- Within 05 working days from the date of receiving the decision to revoke the driving license, the individual must submit the revoked driving license to the Traffic Police Department. The Traffic Police Department is responsible for receiving the revoked driving license and canceling it according to regulations.

In addition, Article 25 of Circular 12/2025/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security also stipulates the handling of cases where the driver's license is revoked as follows:

- The driving license is revoked according to the provisions at Point a, b, Clause 5, Article 62 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety; the documents and procedures for re-issuing a driving license are implemented according to the provisions at Clauses 2, 3, 4, Article 21 of Circular 12/2025/TT-BCA;

- A driving license revoked according to the provisions of Point c, Clause 5, Article 62 of the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety 2024 is no longer valid, the driving license management agency updates data on the driving license information system at the Traffic Police Department from the date of detecting the violation; in addition, the violator shall not be granted a driving license within 05 years from the date of detecting the violation; after 05 years from the date of detecting the violation, if there is a need to re-issue a driving license, he/she must study and re-test as in the case of first-time issuance of a driving license.