What is the penalty for forgetting to bring documents when driving?

I usually do not carry my vehicle registration and driver's license when traveling because I am afraid of losing them. If I am checked by the traffic police, will I be in violation and be fined?

Lawyer Truong Minh Hieu (Huynh Minh Luat Law Office, Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association) advises reader Le Son in District 8, Ho Chi Minh City as follows:

According to the previous Decree 171/2013/ND-CP or according to the latest regulations in Decree 46/2016/Decree No. 101/2016/ND-CP applied on August 1, 2016 on administrative sanctions in the field of road traffic at points b and c, clause 2, Article 21 clearly states:

Motorcyclists, motorbike drivers, motorbike-like vehicles and motorbike-like vehicles who do not carry their vehicle registration papers and motorcyclists and motorbike-like vehicles who do not carry their driving licenses will be fined from VND80,000 to VND120,000 for each violation. If both a driving license and a vehicle registration are not presented, the violator will be fined for both violations with a total fine of VND160,000 to VND240,000.

Illustration photo. Photo: Thang Long.

In fact, at the time of inspection, if the violator does not have a driver's license, the traffic police will be forced to keep the driver's license or vice versa. If both of the above documents are not available, the traffic police will even temporarily detain the vehicle to ensure the payment of the fine and to prove the origin of the vehicle later by the violator.

Many people think that because they are traveling within a short distance and do not bring their driver's license or vehicle registration, will they be given the opportunity to go home and get it or ask a relative to bring it?

"Depending on the context of the task, the traffic police may or may not create conditions for the violator to have more time to present the driver's license and vehicle registration. There is no regulation allowing violators in the above cases to go home or ask relatives to bring the documents to the place where the violation is handled and the traffic police must wait," lawyer Hieu added.

According to Zing.vn