Right-handed drive cars which are owned by foreign entities and have been registered in foreign countries will be allowed to run on the country’s roads for 30 days if they are intended to carry people, bear foreign number plates and possess valid technical safety and environmental protection inspection certificates granted by foreign authorities. In force majeure circumstances, these cars may stay in Vietnam for 40 days.
Under Government Decree No. 80/2009/ND-CP of October 1, which will take effect on November 15, drivers of these cars must be citizens of countries whose traffic laws require vehicles in traffic to run on the left of the road, bear driver licenses suitable to the categories of their cars and apply for the Ministry of Transport’s written permission. When joining traffic in Vietnam they should move in a procession and follow other motor vehicles which lead the way within the prescribed road lane and to certain areas permitted by the Ministry of Transport.