VietNamNet Bridge – From May 20 to June 20, the fine on traffic rule violators in ten districts and some roads in Hanoi will be doubled under a government’s decree.

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High fines will be applied for roads in ten inner districts, including: Hoan Kiem, Thanh Xuan, Dong Da, Ba Dinh, Hai Ba Trung, Long Bien, Hoang Mai, Cau Giay, Ha Dong and Tay Ho.

Some roads that connect inner and suburban districts like Pham Van Dong, Pham Hung, An Duong Vuong, Hoang Quoc Viet and Nguyen Trai will also be subject to the high fines.

After one month of experimentation, Hanoi will apply new fines to the whole city from June 20 to the end of 2010.

According to the new decree on traffic violation fines, in Hanoi and HCM City, motorists who don’t obey traffic lights, enter banned one-way roads, etc., will be fined from 300,000 to 500,000 dong and lose their driving licenses for 30 days (compared to the usual fines of 100,000-400,000 dong).

Cars that stop, park or turn around at wrong places will be fined from 600,000-1 million dong (the common fines are from 300,000-500,000 dong). Car drivers who don’t obey traffic lights and drive under the influence of alcohol over permitted levels must pay 1-1.4 million dong (compared to 600,000-800,000 dong). Drivers who stop or turn their cars and cause traffic jams will be fined up to 2 million dong.

PV