Why are nice license plates not resold after winning the auction?

The Ministry of Public Security is developing a "Project to issue car license plates through auction", which will allow people to buy beautiful license plates or license plates according to their personal requests, but they cannot be transferred.

“People have the right to register the license plate they want, even according to their date of birth.”

Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Minister of Public Security, said that people have the right to register the license plate they want, including by date of birth. The management agency will review and publicize this license plate on the auction list.

Many people agree with the project, saying that public, online auctions will ensure transparency and increase revenue for the budget. However, some are concerned that if the land is not transferred, it will limit the rights of the owner.

"IIf you lose money from auctioning to buy a license plate, then of course it must be personal property."I must have the right to decide, be allowed to keep the license plate or transfer it, otherwise I will have to consider carefully when spending a large amount of money," said Mr. Tran Van Tuan (in Hoang Mai, Hanoi)..

On March 1, explaining the "non-transferability" issue, a representative of the Traffic Police Department said that the function of the license plate is to help state agencies manage security and order and manage vehicles. Therefore, it is not a normal asset that the owner has the right to sell.People only have temporary ownership.

"CWe should understand that this is a license plate attached to the vehicle, not to the person. There is no way you buy a license plate and keep it. Nice license plateonly provided when you register the vehicle or change to a new license plate. The license plate must follow wherever the vehicle goes," he said, adding that the project was based on the Traffic Law when it was built.Law on Public Property Management and Law on Auction.

A representative of the Traffic Police Department said that with the regulations in place, people who "accept the game" will participate in the auction and buy license plates. Otherwise, people will still receive license plates with random numbers according to the current process.

Lawyer Vu Quang Duc (Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association) said that according to current legal grounds, if the vehicle's circulation period expires or for some reasonno longer exists, license plateof course terminated, deleted. When the car is transferred, the license plate number also "goes with it". Same with beautiful license plates when winning at auction.

"When the license plate is considered property, it is associated with property rights and ownership. However, with current regulations, the license plate is required to be attached to the vehicle. Therefore, the transfer of the license plate cannot be carried out, and the rights of the auction winner are very limited," said Mr. Duc, adding that if the license plate transfer is carried out, many legal regulations must be adjusted, first of all the Civil Code with regulations on property ownership.