Chungnam, Special Winter Vehicle Emission Inspection

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province announced on the 14th that it will conduct special inspections to check whether vehicles operating within the province exceed the allowable emission standards in preparation for the fine dust problem during winter.

The inspections will focus on 14 locations including roadsides in 8 cities and counties such as Seosan, Taean, and Nonsan, as well as bus terminals, parking lots, and garages.

The province plans to install equipment such as smoke meters and video devices for smoke measurement according to the type of each location to check whether emission standards are exceeded.

For example, smoke meters will be installed at roadsides, garages, and bus terminals, and videos will be installed at locations with heavy traffic to conduct inspections.

All vehicle drivers must cooperate with the emission inspections, and those who refuse, evade, or obstruct the inspections will be fined up to 2 million KRW.

Additionally, vehicles found to exceed the emission standards during the inspection must improve the issue through maintenance and inspection within 15 days.

If a driver who has received an improvement order fails to carry out the maintenance and inspection of the vehicle, they may face a suspension of operation for up to 10 days, and if they disobey the suspension order, they will be subject to a fine of up to 3 million KRW.

Earlier this month, the province completed special inspections in 7 cities and counties including Boryeong.

A provincial official stated, “Fine dust emissions from diesel vehicles account for 98.8% of mobile pollution sources on roads,” and added, “The province plans to strengthen emission inspections of operating vehicles during the seasonal management period, which lasts until March next year, even after the special inspections.”

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