Details of violations that result in points being deducted from the driver's license according to Decree 168/CP

A person whose driving license has been deducted all points will not be allowed to drive. After 6 months from the date of deduction of all points, if the driver wants to restore the points, he/she must take the driving test to restore these points.

Minus 2 points:

- Pulling or pushing vehicles/objects in violation of regulations;

- Carrying people on a trailer, except the driver;

- Driving a vehicle that is not eligible for non-stop electronic toll collection (vehicle not equipped with a terminal tag) into a lane reserved for non-stop electronic toll collection at toll stations;

- Stopping or parking at the following locations: on the left side of a one-way road or on the left side (in the direction of traffic) of a two-way road; on a curve or near the top of a slope where visibility is obstructed; on a bridge (except in cases where traffic organization permits), under an overpass (except in places where stopping or parking is permitted), parallel to another vehicle that is stopping or parking;

- Failure to take safety measures as prescribed when a car breaks down at a road intersection at the same level as a railway;

- Not giving way to vehicles requesting to overtake when it is safe to do so;

- Reversing or turning around in a road tunnel; stopping or parking in a road tunnel in an incorrect location; not signaling with emergency lights, not placing a "Caution parked vehicles" sign (or warning lights) behind the vehicle at a safe distance when stopping or parking in a road tunnel in case of technical problems or other force majeure that force stopping or parking;

- Driving a vehicle directly involved in a traffic accident without immediately stopping the vehicle, not preserving the scene, and not assisting the victim;

- Overtaking in cases where overtaking is not allowed, overtaking on a road section with a sign prohibiting overtaking (for the type of vehicle being driven); not signaling before overtaking or having an overtaking signal but not using it throughout the overtaking process; overtaking on the right side of another vehicle in cases where it is not allowed.

- Driving a vehicle that does not keep to the right in the direction of travel; driving in the wrong part of the road or lane (lane in the same direction or lane in the opposite direction); driving a vehicle across the fixed median strip between two lanes of traffic.

- Avoid vehicles going in the wrong direction; do not give way to vehicles going in the wrong direction as prescribed in narrow roads, steep roads, or places with obstacles;

- Failure to comply with regulations when entering or exiting the highway; driving in the emergency lane or on the shoulder of the highway; failure to comply with regulations on safe distance from the vehicle in front when driving on the highway.

- Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit from 10 km/h to 20 km/h.

- Vehicles that are not given priority must install or use the signaling device of vehicles that have priority;

- Changing lanes in an unauthorized place or without signaling or changing lanes in violation of the regulation "each lane change is only allowed to be made to one adjacent lane" when driving on the highway;

- Entering a restricted area or a road with a sign prohibiting entry for the type of vehicle being driven;

- Stopping, parking, or turning the vehicle in violation of regulations causing traffic congestion;

- Not slowing down (or stopping) and giving way when driving from a non-priority road to a priority road, or from a branch road to a main road;

- Not slowing down and giving way to vehicles coming from the right at an intersection without a roundabout signal; not slowing down and giving way to vehicles coming from the left at an intersection with a roundabout signal.

Minus 4 points:

- Using hands to hold and use phones or other electronic devices while driving a vehicle on the road;

- Driving a vehicle at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed limit by more than 20 km/h to 35 km/h;

- Not giving way or obstructing priority vehicles that are signaling priority while on duty;

- Driving on the road with alcohol concentration in blood or breath not exceeding 50mg/100ml of blood or not exceeding 0.25mg/1 liter of breath;

- Driving on the sidewalk, except when driving across the sidewalk to enter a house or office;

- Driving a 4-wheeled motor vehicle or a 4-wheeled motor vehicle on a highway;

- Failure to comply with traffic light signals;

- Failure to comply with the orders or instructions of traffic controllers or traffic inspectors;

- Going against the flow of a one-way street, going against the flow of traffic on a street with a "No Entry" sign.

Minus 6 points:

- Carrying people on the vehicle's trunk against regulations; carrying people on the vehicle's roof; letting people hang on to the vehicle's door or outside the vehicle's body while the vehicle is moving;

- Driving at a speed exceeding the prescribed speed by more than 35 km/h;

- Stopping or parking on the highway in an incorrect location; not signaling with emergency lights when encountering a technical problem or other force majeure that forces stopping or parking in the emergency lane on the highway; not signaling with emergency lights, not placing a "Caution parked vehicles" sign (or warning lights) at least 150m behind the vehicle when stopping or parking in the event of a technical problem or other force majeure that forces stopping or parking on part of the lane on the highway.

- Committing a traffic violation that causes a traffic accident by not immediately stopping the vehicle, not preserving the scene, not assisting the victim, not staying at the scene or not immediately reporting to the nearest police agency or People's Committee.

Minus 10 points:

- Driving on the road with blood or breath alcohol concentration exceeding 50-80mg/100ml of blood or exceeding 0.25-0.4mg/1 liter of breath;

- Driving a vehicle without complying with traffic safety regulations causing an accident;

- Driving in the wrong direction on the highway, reversing on the highway, making a U-turn on the highway.