There are about 2.5 million automobiles that need mechanical checks in the next six months, according to the Vietnam Register (VR).

The figure includes 800,000 with registration expiry and 1.7 million due for registration.

Currently, there are 241 registration centres across the country with a maximum capacity of about 550,000 vehicles per month.

According to the VR, it will take at least six months to check all the above-mentioned vehicles, excluding those that need to be re-checked if no more registration centres are allowed to resume their operations.

VR leaders said that congestion has been taking place at 184 registration centres in 43 provinces and cities, especially in Bac Kan and Hoa Binh provinces which have only one centre but has been suspended. They attributed the overload to the fact that the number of vehicles due to registration is on the rise amid a shortage of inspectors.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Ministry of National Defence for help to cope with excessive workloads at the registration centres to meet public demands./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency