The Hanoi administration has applied new parking fees to bicycles, motorbikes and automobiles in an effort to cap the use of personal vehicles from January 1, but many car drivers have complained that the new hour-based pricing is unreasonably inflated. The new fees are applicable to licensed parking lots across the capital, with the charges for cars now calculated using a progressive pricing method, meaning the hourly rate rises as much as the parking time surges. For instance, in Dong Da District, cars with nine seats and below, or trucks with a loading capacity of under two metric tons, are charged VND25,000 per hour for the first two hours, VND35,000 per hour for the third and fourth hours and VND45,000 per hour from the fifth hour onward. (VND22,500 = US$1) A row of cars is seen parked along a street in Hanoi on January 2, 2018. Photo: Tuoi Tre All of the licensed parking lots in Hanoi have publicly announced the new fees at their venues, but not all drivers are happy with the charges. “With the new fees, I have to pay at least VND300,000 [$13.22] for parking every day, which is way too much,” Tran Trung Hieu, who works nine-to-fine at an office in Dong Da, lamented to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. After doing the math, Dao Quang Huy, a Hoan Kiem District resident, said he will have to set aside VND345,000 ($15.2) for parking on a daily basis. A sign displaying new fees is seen at a…
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Le Dong Phong, the director of the Ho Chi Minh City’s police department, has ordered the setting up of a task force to investigate a clip filming a cop on duty punching a driver following a verbal spat. In the three-minute clip that has gone viral online since Saturday, the police officer on duty, who was identified by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper as Vo Nguyen Minh Khoa, was filmed assaulting the car driver on that day. According to the report that Khoa, a member of the Rach Chiec police traffic squad, filed to the city's police department, the incident took…... [read more]
A public parking lot in HCM City's District 1. Fees for parking in the city's lots are going to increase. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoang Hai HCM CITY — Parking in public places in HCM City will increase by VND1,000-2,000 for motorbikes and by 40-50 per cent for automobiles depending on location if a proposal by the city Department of Finance is approved. In its proposal to the People's Committee, the department divides motorbike parking fees into three groups based on location and plans to increase them by VND1,000-2,000. Now, under a fee regime in place since 2006, parking at…... [read more]
The central city will begin charging for motorbike and bicycle parking at public hospitals from this year after a three-year fee exemption.— Photo BizLIVE DA NANG (VNS) — The central city will begin charging for motorbike and bicycle parking at public hospitals from this year after a three-year fee exemption.The decision was made at the city's People's Council meeting last year in a move to shore up VND14 billion (US$666,000) in funds.Following the decision, motorbike parking fees will be charged at VND2,000 and VND1,000 for a bicycle.Vice chairman of the city's People's Committee Vo Duy Khuong said the decision would…... [read more]
>> Hanoi parking lots take people to the cleaners>> Precious little space for parking in HanoiAuthorities in Hanoi have approved a project to build a parking lot in order to meet sharply increasing parking demand. New parking lot will partly ease the shortage The Gia Linh parking lot will occupy 6,000 square metres in Tran Phu ward in the outlying district of Hoang Mai.Gia Linh Trade Co., Ltd plans to invest VND18 billion (USD862,688) in construction for the facility, which will be able to accommodate around 200 vehicles.The firm plans to start building the parking lot in the first quarter…... [read more]
Phuc, who doubles as chairman of the National Committee for Traffic Safety, ordered Phu Tho police to investigate the cause of the accident and strictly punish the car driver, if found guilty.The accident happened at 1:30 p.m. on April 1 near a school in Phu Tho’s Thanh Ba District. The sedan belonging to the Phu Tho Province’s Labor Federation suddenly plunged into the left side of the road and crashed into a group of schoolboys standing on the roadside.One of the victims, 15, died on the spot.The four other boys, all aged 13, were severely injured. They were rushed to hospital…... [read more]
A serious shortage of parking spots in Ho Chi Minh City has pushed taxi drivers to illegally park on streets and sidewalks, despite decree No.34 that doubled fines as of May 20. Many drivers who couldn’t find a parking space have to park illegally though they know that they would be fined heavily. (Filed photo) The Ho Chi Minh Taxi Association recently submitted a document to the city Department of Transport convert portions of streets with low traffic flow into temporary parking lots without increasing the traffic density on the altered roads.... [read more]
HA NOI – Motorbikes, cars and trucks and other engine vehicles throughout the nation will pay a road-use fee from June 1 to provide funds for road maintenance. The funds, to go into the State Treasury account, will be divided into two parts, a central fund and a local fund, according to Decree 18/2012/ND-CP issued on Tuesday. Fees collected from cars will go to the central fund (65 per cent) and to local funds (35 per cent). Motorbike fees will go to the local funds of each locality. The central fund will be used to maintain the national road system…... [read more]
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, the municipal administration, and military-run mobile carrier Viettel carried out piloted program of mobile payment for parking fee in HCMC’s downtown today. The piloted program applies the mobile app, My Parking, developed by military-run mobile carrier Viettel. The program is being carried out on in several paid parking lots in District 1, including Phan Boi Chau Street, Phan Chu Trinh Streets, and a section of Le Lai Street in front of the New World Saigon Hotel with 150 -170 spaces in total. From October 21 to December 31, My Parking users can…... [read more]
The funds, to go into the State Treasuryaccount, will be divided into two parts, a central fund and a localfund, according to Decree 18/2012/ND-CP issued on Mar 13. Fees collected from cars will go to the central fund (65 percent) andto local funds (35 percent). Motorbike fees will go to the local fundsof each locality. The central fund will be used tomaintain the national road system while local funds would maintain localtraffic streets and road systems. Road Administrationdeputy chairman Nguyen Van Quyen said all current State fee collectionstations will cease to operate in due course, except those under aBuild, Operate…... [read more]
Not only motorcyclists but car drivers are also falling victim to the nails scattered by repair shops on the roads throughout Ho Chi Minh City. The 25B interprovincial road, which leads to Cat Lai Port, is one of the roads on which nail trappers scatter 5-7 cm long nails to trap cars and trucks (Photo: SGTT) According to Dinh Nam Dinh, Deputy Chairman of the HCMC Goods Transport Association, these repair shops often scatter nails or pointed steel objects 5 to 7 cm long to flatten tires.Thanh said there were days when 15 out of his 50 trucks ran over…... [read more]
