Illegal car paking lots

Illegal car parking spot in Mạc Thái Tông Street of Cầu Giấy District. — Photo vietbao.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — There are more and more illegal parking spots for cars and motorbikes in the inner city of Hà Nội, reported the Kinh Tế và Đô Thị (Economy & Urban). The illegal car parking spaces are located on empty land of awaiting construction areas, desserted argicultural land areas and in sidewalks, streets and residential areas. Notably, the illegal parking spots have been blatantly existing despite many fines being dished out. According to urban management experts, one of the main reasons for the problem was weak managament of authorised agencies. A case of car parking space in Mạc Thái Tông Street of Cầu Giấy District was one example. The district’s transport inspection told the paper that since earlier this year, the car parking spot was fined twice but it has been still illegally used. Another spot in Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoàn Kiếm District has been … [Read more...] about Management agencies must be taken responsibility of illegal car parking lots

Parking lots along Phùng Hưng Street in Hà Nội. — VNS Photo Thái Hà Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — More and more illegal parking spots for cars and motorbikes are springing up in central Hà Nội, causing headaches for urban managers. The illegal car parking spaces have not brought any money to the State budget but caused unsafe traffic and social security, according to Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economy & City) newspaper. With limited infrastructure facilities, some urban management experts suggested authorities consider granting temporary permits to the illegal car parking lots to bring more funding to the State budget and improve management, the paper reported. According to Hà Nội Police, the city has about 5 million motorbikes and more than 500,000 cars, not including 1.2 million vehicles travelling in and out the city regularly. Meanwhile, the land for static traffic works in the city has met only about 8-10 per cent of demand. Current legal car and motorbike parks can only … [Read more...] about Illegal parking spaces should be temporarily permitted: experts

Hà Nội will develop modern car park in downtown. With space limited in downtown Hà Nội, parking spaces are at a premium. — VNA/VNS Photo Thế Duyệt Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — With space limited in downtown Hà Nội, parking spaces are at a premium. So difficult it is to find a place to park cars and motorbikes, it seems any spare piece of land, on sidewalks and even in the yards of State agencies, is snapped up to be used as an illegal lot. In front of an office in Hai Bà Trưng District on Đoàn Trần Nghiệp Street, the motorbike parking lot of the Anh Duy Development Investment Co Ltd charges VNĐ10,000 (US$0.4) to park – despite the price printed on the ticket as only VNĐ5,000, reports Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper. Last month, the capital city expanded the use of the iParking app at 146 lots. The project is part of the ongoing efforts to improve urban traffic management by monitoring the number of vehicles using parking lots and ensuring transparency in collecting fees. … [Read more...] about Illegal parking spots spring up in Hà Nội

Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has planned to switch four major bus stations in the inner city, including Gia Lâm, Mỹ Đình, GIáp Bát and Nước Ngầm, into car parks and inner-city bus interchanges by 2020.– VNA/VNS Photo Việt Hùng HÀ NỘI – Hà Nội’s Department of Transport has planned to switch four major bus stations in the inner city, including Gia Lâm, Mỹ Đình, GIáp Bát and Nước Ngầm, into car parks and inner-city bus interchanges by 2020. This is part of the department’s draft plan to improve parking lots, bus stations and bus interchanges by 2030 with a view to 2050. Plans have been submitted to the municipal People’s Committee for approval. Under the draft, the four bus stations would still be places to pick up and drop off passengers but they would be gradually transformed into parking lots. Gia Lâm and Giáp Bát bus stations are the first to be completed in 2020 with Mỹ Đình and Nước Ngầm following five years later. The department also said the city would complete … [Read more...] about Hà Nội to switch major bus stations into car parks by 2020

Part of the Thống Nhất Park where an underground car park will be built. – Photo vietnamnet.vn HÀ NỘI (VNS) – Hà Nội will not use budget funds, but mobilised social capital to build a three-storey underground parking lot in Thống Nhất Park, an official of the municipal People’s Committee said. The Hà Nội People’s Committee last year approved a project to build a parking lot of more than 10,000sq.m in the park in Lê Duẩn Street, Hai Bà Trưng District, which will accommodate 390 cars. The car park will have an estimated investment capital of VNĐ100 billion (US$4.7 million), deputy head of the committee’s secretariat Lưu Quang Huy said at a press briefing yesterday. He said only trees and flowers would be planted on the roof of the underground building and the local authorities would not permit the construction of any commercial centre on it. The l and for the parking lot has been lying unused since 1997. In 2013 , the … [Read more...] about Hà Nội mobilises social capital for parking lot

Organisations and individuals who own parking lots where regulations are repeatedly violated will lose their licenses. — Photo baodautu.vn HA NOI (VNS) — The Ha Noi People's Committee earlier this month ordered the concerned authorities to ensure the implementation of the city's regulations in parking lots. The order specifically requires parking lots to strictly follow regulations during the Lunar New Year and other festivals held at the beginning of 2016. People often rush to festivals at the beginning of the year, so many owners of parking lots illegally increase their parking fees. The usual parking fee for motorbikes is VND5,000 to VND7,000 (from 2 US cents to 3 cents) per day, and for cars, it is VND15,000 to VND30,000 (67 cents to $1.3) daily. It is acceptable for the owners of parking lots to increase their fees by 10 to 20 per cent during festivals. However, in practice, the fees have dramatically risen to VND50,000-VND70,000 ($2.2 to $3.1) per motorbike per … [Read more...] about Ha Noi deals with parking lots violating regulations

Passengers at the Mỹ Đình Coach Station in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Illegal coach and bus services are a big concern for the country, despite the authority’s best efforts to put the brakes on those flouting the law. In the capital city, illegal vehicles can be easily observed cruising the streets and violating the rules as the demand for commuting options increases day by day, especially during holidays, Kinh Tế & Đô Thị (Economic & Urban Affairs) newspaper reported. Transport experts said the illegal vehicles and stations were one of the reasons that lead to the slowing down of road transportation development. According to Đỗ Xuân Hoa, vice chairman of the Việt Nam Automobile Transport Association, there was a reduction of fixed routes to inter-provincial passenger transport service in recent years. Instead, services were shifted to passenger transport contracts. This means buses and coaches did not run on fixed routes but … [Read more...] about Illegal bus services, poor station management hinder road transport development

Police detain 20 foreigners illegally entering Vietnam The Saigon Times Traffic police catch 20 foreigners illegally entering Vietnam – PHOTO: TNO HCMC – The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security discovered 20 foreigners traveling along the Hanoi-Haiphong-Quang Ninh Expressway in three cars in an attempt to illegally enter Vietnam at 1.00 a.m. today, October 26. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Truong Son, leader of the expressway patrol team 2 under the department, said that after receiving a request from the Lang Son Province police, the patrol team mapped out a plan to stop the vehicles at the tollgate of the expressway for an inspection and caught 20 foreigners trying to enter the country illegally, the local media reported. The 20 foreigners and three drivers were taken to the police station in Lang Son Province for an investigation, he said. On October 25, the patrol team stopped some vehicles traveling on the expressway to conduct drug … [Read more...] about Police detain 20 foreigners illegally entering Vietnam

HCM CITY — Twenty gamblers were seized for gambling on Tuesday in a house in Linh Xuan Ward, in HCM City's Thu Duc District by the city's police . The police also seized over VND27 million (US$1,450), nearly 20 mobile phones and about 40 packs of cards. One session often lasts for 17 hours, beginning at 10am. Blood, guns found in Honda Civic HA NOI — A luxurious Honda Civic was found with traces of blood on Lang Hoa Lac Road in Ngoc Liep Commune, Thanh Oai District on Tuesday, reported local police. The police found three guns, dozens of knives and swords at the scene. The car was allegedly driven off the road and crashed into the barrier. Local residents nearby said that they heard gun shots and screams around midnight. The police have identified the car's owner and are investigating the case. — VNS … [Read more...] about 20 illegal gamblers arrested in HCM City

Transport Ministry insists on lit “Taxi” signs for ride-hailing cars The Saigon Times Daily Taxi cabs are seen in this file photo. The Ministry of Transport has proposed that ride-hailing cars be installed with the same light boxes as those on traditional taxis - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Transport continues to maintain its position that ride-hailing cars with fewer than nine seats should install rooftop light boxes, according to document sent to the prime minister. The ministry stated that under the Government’s Decree 86/2014/ND-CP on business conditions for road transportation businesses, cars used in transport services must be installed with light boxes with the word “TAXI” on their rooftops. The decree has been amended 11 times, but the ministry still maintains its viewpoint. It also proposed the minimum size for the boxes being 12 centimeters wide and 30 centimeters long. The regulation should be applied to all taxis, including traditional and … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry insists on lit “Taxi” signs for ride-hailing cars