Adjustment of Public Bicycle Zero Pay Discounts Considering Fairness in Discount Scope

'Public Bicycle Ddareungi' Zero Pay Discount Extended Until the End of This Year View original image


[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Facilities Corporation announced on the 26th that the Zero Pay payment method, which offers discounts when using the public bicycle 'Ddareungi,' will be extended for one more year.


The 'Zero Pay' discount benefit, which was scheduled to end last year, will be extended until the end of this year to promote Zero Pay usage. However, the discount rates will be adjusted considering fairness with other public facilities.


From March, the Zero Pay discount rates for Ddareungi will be adjusted to 30% for daily passes (previously 50%) and 15% for season passes (previously 30%). Accordingly, starting from 0:00 on March 1, the daily pass for 1-hour use will cost 700 KRW (regular 1000 KRW), and the 2-hour use pass will cost 1400 KRW (regular 2000 KRW) when paying with Zero Pay.



Meanwhile, since its introduction in September 2015, Ddareungi has reached a total of 2.79 million registered users and 60 million rides. Currently, about 37,500 bicycles are in operation, and the plan is to expand to a total of 45,000 bicycles by the end of the year.


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