Car Repainting Fees in Hanoi: What You Need to Know

Changing your car’s color is increasingly popular, allowing owners to express their personality and refresh their vehicle’s appearance. However, before deciding on a new paint job, you need to understand the regulations regarding car repainting fees to avoid legal issues and ensure your rights.

Regulations on Car Repainting Fees

According to current regulations, car owners who want to change their car’s color must register the color change with the competent registration authority. Car repainting fees are stipulated in Circular No. 15/2022/TT-BCA and depend on several factors, such as:

• Vehicle type: Car, truck, bus…
• Load capacity: 1-ton truck, 2-ton truck, 3.5-ton truck, 8-ton truck…
• Registration area: Different provinces/cities may have different fee schedules.

Truck undergoing inspection after a repaint

Car Repainting Registration Procedure

To carry out the color change procedure, car owners need to prepare a complete dossier including:

1. Original vehicle registration certificate.
2. Original vehicle inspection certificate.
3. Citizen Identity Card/Identity Card/Passport of the vehicle owner.
4. Documents proving the legal origin of the new paint color (if any).

After submitting the complete dossier, the car owner will be guided to complete the vehicle inspection, photography, and fee payment steps.

Important Notes When Repainting Your Car

• Choose a reputable car painting facility: Choose reputable garages and car painting service centers with experience to ensure paint quality and technical standards.
• Use legal paint colors: Do not use reflective paints, color-changing paints, glitter paints, matte paints… that are not in accordance with regulations.
• Inspect carefully after painting: After completing the painting process, the car owner should carefully inspect to ensure the paint quality, no technical errors, and request the car painting facility to hand over all relevant documents and invoices.

FAQs about Car Repainting Fees

1. Can I repaint my car at home?

Repainting your car at home is not allowed. Car owners need to take their vehicles to licensed car painting facilities to ensure paint quality and comply with legal regulations.

2. If I don’t follow the car repainting registration procedure, what penalties might I face?

If you do not carry out the car color change procedure according to regulations, you may be subject to an administrative penalty with a fine ranging from 400,000 VND to 600,000 VND for individuals and from 800,000 VND to 1,200,000 VND for organizations.

3. How long does it take to complete the car repainting registration procedure?

The car repainting registration procedure usually takes about 1-2 working days.

Need Support?

If you need further information about car repainting fees or other services of XE TẢI HÀ NỘI, please contact:

Phone Number: 0968239999 Email: [email protected] Or visit us at: No. TT36 – CN9 Road, Tu Liem Industrial Park, Phuong Canh Ward, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi.

We have a 24/7 customer service team.