Gwangyang City "Senior Drivers, Please Return Your Driver's Licenses at Eup, Myeon, and Dong Offices"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang City announced on the 30th that starting next month in August, the voluntary surrender system for driver's licenses of elderly drivers (born on or before December 31, 1950) will be processed on a one-stop basis at eup, myeon, and dong offices.

Until now, elderly drivers had the inconvenience of having to visit the local police station's civil service office in person to surrender their driver's licenses, but from August, it will be possible to process this at eup, myeon, and dong offices as well, which is expected to encourage greater participation.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has established a one-stop service, conducting pilot operations in Seoul and Busan until July, and will expand it nationwide from August. Applications will be accepted concurrently at police stations and eup, myeon, and dong offices until the end of this year, and from next year, the process will be unified at eup, myeon, and dong offices.

To apply for voluntary surrender of a driver's license, elderly drivers must bring their driver's license for vehicles such as cars and motorcycles that they personally own and visit the eup, myeon, or dong office.

Park Yang-gyun, head of the Transportation Division, said, "The simplified service for voluntary surrender of driver's licenses for elderly drivers has alleviated inconveniences for seniors," and added, "We will continue to promote the surrender of driver's licenses by elderly drivers to help prevent traffic accidents involving elderly drivers."

Meanwhile, Gwangyang City, through an ordinance supporting the prevention of traffic accidents involving elderly drivers, provides an incentive by giving a Gwangyang Love Gift Certificate worth 100,000 won to elderly drivers who surrender their driver's licenses. Last year, 60 people received the incentive, 52 people in the first half of this year, and applications will be accepted for 241 people in the second half of the year.

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