As per request of the Inspector of the Ministry of Transport, the Da Nang Department of Transport will intensify inspections and handle any vehicles that have yet to be equipped with in-cabin cameras to record and store on-board images during the travel process.

The peak inspection period will take from May 20 to June 20, 2022.

From January 1, 2022, according to the national regulations, nine-seat (or more) passenger cars and container cargo trucks and tractors without onboard surveillance cameras are severely punished. Up to now, some transport vehicles have failed to install in-cabin cameras.

The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Transport proposed that the inspectors of the Da Nang Department of Transport develop plans and organise the implementation of the peak period of inspection and the handling of violations related to the installation of surveillance cameras on automobiles as prescribed.

Specifically, businesses that fail to have its vehicles installed with onboard surveillance cameras must face a fine of VND10 - 12 million, 3 times higher than the price of a set of camera equipment.

Besides, the transport vehicles that are not equipped with in-cabin surveillance cameras, when participating in traffic, are fined VND1 - 2 million for drivers and VND5 - 6 million for individuals.

Also, these offending vehicles have their badges revoked for 1 - 3 months.
Transport units must store camera images for at least the nearest 24 hours for vehicles traveling up to 500km and at least 72 hours for vehicles over 500km.

Image data is provided to police authorities, traffic inspectors and licensing agencies to control the driver's activities, prevent overloading and cramming of passengers added.

Reporting by THANH LAN – Transporting by A.THU