Do police in Nha Trang fine motorbike riders for not having an international driving permit, and how much is the fine?

In late July a traveler asked how often police were currently running motorbike checks and what fines applied, recalling that back in February fines reached the equivalent of roughly 15-17 million VND for violations.

One traveler who rented a bike from June 14-25 said police weren't stopping foreigners at all during that period — rode the whole coastline except central Nha Trang without a single check.

According to a local bike rental owner, intensified police raids started after a drunk foreign tourist fatally hit a Vietnamese woman — that's when checks for driving permits ramped up.

If a rider has no international driving permit, the same source said police typically take around 500,000 VND on the spot and let you go without paperwork.

Another traveler asked whether police can verify the authenticity of a driving license against a database, and whether showing photos of documents helps avoid or reduce a fine.