Decree 168/2024/ND-CP on road traffic penalties

Decree 168/2024/ND-CP governs administrative penalties for road traffic offences and the deduction and restoration of driving licence points. It took effect on 1 January 2025, replacing Decree 100/2019/ND-CP (as amended by Decree 123/2021).

The two biggest changes

1. Much higher fines for offences most likely to cause serious crashes: running a red light, driving against traffic, drink-driving, large speed excesses, reversing on an expressway.
2. Licence point deductions — a new sanction alongside fines. Each licence has 12 points; once they are gone the holder may not drive until passing a knowledge test again.

See the Penalties section for details by vehicle type.

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