SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bid to curb traffic violations and enhance safety among commercial motorbike drivers, South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced Wednesday that it will launch a one-year pilot program in October requiring front-facing number stickers on delivery motorcycles. Currently, motorcycles in Korea are only required to [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has announced plans to launch a pilot program for a new “smart toll” system on the nation’s highways, an initiative launched in collaboration with the Korea Expressway Corporation. The trial, slated to commence on May 28 for a one-year period, aims [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting Friday, all newly registered electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in South Korea must be mounted with light-blue license plates, instead of the previous white (and green for older vehicles). Backdropped with small yin-yang symbols taken from the national flag, the left of the new plates features [...]
BUSAN, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Police Agency after local law enforcement agents began confiscating license plates from cars owned by those whose traffic violation fines were more than 60 days’ delinquent. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency reported a total sum of 930 million won was collected in traffic fines from early January to April this [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will introduce a new license plate for electric vehicles before the end of next month, the government said Thursday, in an apparent effort to further promote environmentally friendly cars. The new license plate will be picked from four designs in a public vote that will last 10 [...]
BUSAN, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Shin’ (46), who was driving without a seat belt, was stopped by the police. When officers asked for his license and registration, Shin tried to avoid identifying himself. On inquiry, the police found something strange about his license plate. The front plate was green but poor in quality, and [...]