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 the traffic police check, will I violate the law 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/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:

Drivers of motorcycles, mopeds, and similar vehicles and similar vehicles without carrying the vehicle registration certificate and Drivers of motorcycles and similar vehicles without carrying the driving license will be fined from 80,000 VND to 120,000 VND for each violation. If the violator fails to present both the driving license and the vehicle registration certificate, the violator will be fined for both violations with a total fine of 160,000 VND to 240,000 VND.

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 are 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 of the violator later.

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 violators to have more time to present their driver's license and vehicle registration. There is no regulation allowing violators in the above cases to go home or ask relatives to bring documents to the place where the violation is handled and the traffic police must wait," lawyer Hieu added.

According to Zing.vn