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FC Seoul’s Lingard Fined 190,000 Won over Unlicensed E-scooter Ride

FC Seoul’s Lingard Fined 190,000 Won over Unlicensed E-scooter Ride

SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — FC Seoul’s English midfielder Jesse Lingard has been fined 190,000 won (US$143) for riding an electric scooter in Seoul without a license, police said Thursday. The fine was imposed after Lingard underwent questioning about his alleged unlicensed e-scooter ride at the Seoul Gangnam Police Station in southern Seoul on [...]

Seoul City to Allow E-scooter Sharing Companies to Retrieve Illegally Parked E-scooters Within 60 Minutes

Seoul City to Allow E-scooter Sharing Companies to Retrieve Illegally Parked E-scooters Within 60 Minutes

SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will provide a 60-minute standby time before towing away illegally parked shared electric scooters. The city announced a new towing policy for e-scooters on Tuesday. The number of reports on illegal parked e-scooters in the city reached 1,242 cases last July when the towing policy [...]

Strict Regulations Place E-scooter Sharing Market on Edge

Strict Regulations Place E-scooter Sharing Market on Edge

SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The electric scooter sharing market is facing a downturn as it struggles with various regulations including ‘immediate towing of illegally parked scooters,’ ‘mandatory driver’s license,’ ‘mandatory helmets’ and more. Wind Mobility, a Berlin-based mobility startup, recently decided to pull back from South Korea after struggling to operate 2,000 scooters [...]

E-scooter Sharing Companies Ask Gov’t to Lift Helmet Requirement

E-scooter Sharing Companies Ask Gov’t to Lift Helmet Requirement

SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Electric scooter sharing platforms have seen ridership plunge following government measures that require riders to wear safety helmets, and are asking the government to lift restrictions in exchange for lowering the maximum speed that the scooters can travel at. Five e-scooter sharing companies including Lime Korea, Mercane Mate, Swing, [...]