The latest procedure for transferring ownership of a vehicle not in your name that you may not know
Vehicles that have been transferred ownership to many people but lack or do not have ownership transfer documents will be registered and transferred according to the provisions of Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.
File
The person using the vehicle must go to the vehicle registration management agency to complete the name change procedure, present documents as prescribed in Article 9, Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA, clearly state the legal process of buying, selling, and receiving the vehicle, commit to the origin of the vehicle and submit the following documents:
- Certificate of registration and license plate as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 6, Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.
- Vehicle ownership transfer documents of the person named in the vehicle registration certificate and vehicle ownership transfer documents of the last seller (if any).
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People using vehicles go to the vehicle registration management agency to complete vehicle registration transfer procedures. Photo: LDO |
Submission method
The person using the vehicle goes directly to the vehicle registration office to do the name change procedure.
Settlement agency
Vehicle registration agency as prescribed in Article 3, Circular 58/2020/TT-BCA.
Time limit for settlement
- In case the person using the vehicle has the vehicle ownership transfer documents of the person named in the Vehicle Registration Certificate and the vehicle ownership transfer documents of the last seller.
Within 2 working days from the date of receiving a complete and valid dossier, the vehicle records management agency shall process the registration and issue license plates (for cars transferred within the same province and motorbikes at the same vehicle registration location) or issue a Certificate of registration revocation and license plates to the vehicle user to carry out registration and license plate issuance procedures at the place of residence.
- In case the person using the vehicle does not have vehicle ownership transfer documents:
The vehicle records management agency shall issue a valid appointment to use the vehicle for 30 days; send a notice to the person whose name is on the vehicle registration, publicly post it on the website of the Traffic Police Department and at the agency's headquarters; and search the stolen vehicle archive and vehicle registration data immediately after receiving the transfer application.
After 30 days, if there is no dispute or complaint, the vehicle records management agency must process the registration and issue license plates (for cars transferred within the same province and motorbikes at the same vehicle registration location) or issue a Certificate of registration and license plate revocation to the person using the vehicle to complete the registration and license plate issuance procedures at the place of residence.
