Prohibition of converting into Limousine from September 1st

Recently, the Government issued Decree 47/2022/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree 10/2020/ND-CP on business and conditions for doing business in automobile transportation.

This Decree has just supplemented Clause 3, Article 13 of Decree 10/2020 on conditions for passenger transport business by car, which many people are interested in.

Prohibition of conversion into Limousine from September 1st.

Accordingly, enterprises shall not use cars converted from cars with a capacity of 10 seats or more into cars with less than 10 seats (including the driver) to conduct passenger transport business; and shall not use cars of similar design to cars with 9 seats (including the driver) or more to conduct passenger transport business by taxi.

This Decree also has a new point, with vehicles that have been converted to have less than 10 seats (including the driver) and have been granted badges and signs before the effective date of Decree 47 (September 1, 2022) continuing to be used for passenger transport business until the end of the term of use as prescribed in the Decree.

Previously, Decree 10/2020 only stipulated that cars converted into vehicles with less than 9 seats (including the driver) could not be used for taxi transport business.

This new regulation aims to tighten the operation of 16-seat vehicles converted into Limousine passenger vehicles but registered as contract vehicles. Limousine vehicles continuously pick up and drop off passengers in the inner city area, causing traffic congestion.

Not only that, Limousine bus companies also have spontaneous bus stops that affect security and order. Thus, from September 1, Decree 47/2022 takes effect, 16-seat cars converted into Limousine cars with less than 10 seats will not be eligible for passenger transport business badges and signs.