Since 1 January 2025 Vietnam enforces Decree 168/2024 — traffic fines went up sharply and police (and cameras) got stricter. As a tourist on a bike it pays to know this so you don’t hand over half your holiday budget for nothing. Here’s the plain version for 2026.
A 50cc bike needs no licence — that’s legal. Decree 168 also introduced a licence points system (violations deduct points; hit the limit and your licence is revoked). But on a 50cc you have no licence — so there are no points to lose, the system doesn’t touch you. The monetary fine, however, you pay either way. So the amounts are what matter.
Amounts are per Decree 168/2024; they may be updated over time, but this is the ballpark.
By enforcement stats it’s the helmet (#1 — fasten that strap!), bike papers (carry them), and red light / wrong way. Nha Trang police run checks on key streets and along the seafront from time to time.
We sell bikes with clean papers, checked against the police database — so you won’t get a “no papers” or “wrong bike” fine. And they’re real 50cc — legal without a licence. All that’s left is to put on a helmet and ride easy.
More on whether you need a licence for a 50cc, and what bike types exist. Ready to pick one — see the catalog.
50cc Nha Trang