Many people are complaining about the higher parking fees in Hanoi that have taken effect since January 1 while the city continues to lack good public transport. New parking fees have taken effect since January 1 Motorbike parking fees have risen from VND3,000 (USD0.1) to VND8,000. The fees for cars are VND50,000 for the first two hours, VND45,000 from the fifth hour and VND300,000 for a whole day. Many parking lots in the centre already collected VND5,000 motorbike parking fee during the day and VND8,000 at night. Nguyen Dao at Dong Da District said, “The parking fees at the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology are already VND5,000 for motorbikes during the day and VND10,000 at night. I wonder if those places will also increase the fees.” Another local, Nguyen Phuong Lan from Cau Giay District said it would cost them hundreds of thousands of VND just to go to a cafe with friends or for business for a few hours. “I know that the hike is to prevent private vehicles from entering the city’s centre. But in fact, because our public transport system leaves lots to be desired that we still have to use our cars,” she said. A guard near My Dinh Bus Station said their monthly parking slots were full and only received vehicles by the hour now. The parking fees at the majority of apartment buildings and shopping centres haven’t increased yet but it could be just a matter of time. Nguyen Hong in Hai Ba… [Read full story]
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…... [read more]
In some areas, the monthly car parking fee will increase from VND1.7 million to VND2.6 million per each. The Ha Noi People's Committee said that the adjustment would not affect to local people's lives because in fact the parking fees which they have been paying for units and individuals are 1.5-2 times higher than the city's proposal.BY ANH THU- Translated by Huyen Huong... [read more]
In mid-June, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), which manages 21 airports nationwide, sent a development plan to the Ministry of Transport in which it said that airport charges for domestic flights should be raised. Dao Viet Dung, deputy director of ACV, said that airport fees for local flights are 2.5-8 times lower than international flights, while investment expenses for both domestic and international airports do not bear significant differences. The ACV asked the ministry to push up airport fees for regional flights, reducing the gap from a maximum of eight times to just four times. The adjustments would be…... [read more]
Nguyen Chau A, CEO of Oxalis Ltd., known for offering adventure excursions to Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest, and neighboring grottos said his company was notified of a VND600,000 (US$ 26) fee rise from the management of Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park in late January.The UNESCO-recognized park is nestled in the north-central province of Quang Binh.The raised fees include charges for sightseeing, forest environmental services, and rangers’ surveillance involved in tours to Va and Nuoc Nut grottos, two of the park’s cavernous wonders. “With such a fee increase, our company will suffer losses and not be able to…... [read more]
illustration photo On October 24 the Vietnam Automobile Transport Association complained to the government that Viettel, Mobifone, and Vinaphone’s recent, abrupt hikes in service fees were causing their input costs to soar. They were talking about cars’ itinerary supervisory equipment (called the black box) reports to administration centres. On October 21, dozens of black boxes were found to be out of service because their subscriber accounts had run out of credit. Director at Vinh Hien Electronics Trading Company, providing black box supply and management services, Ta Cong Thuan said that in the second half of this month, numerous transport firms…... [read more]
