Apartment That Banned Delivery Vehicles Now Also 'Bans' Mobile Car Wash Services

Delivery drivers participating in a press conference held by the National Courier Workers' Union of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions Service Federation in front of an apartment complex in Gangdong-gu, which was controversial due to the restriction of delivery vehicle access, are comparing regular delivery vehicles and low-floor delivery vehicles. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] It has been revealed that a large apartment complex in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, which recently sparked controversy by blocking delivery vehicles from entering, has also banned on-site car wash companies from operating within the complex.

At Apartment A in Gangdong-gu, which has about 5,000 households, it is known that from the 1st of this month, all vehicle entry and passage on the ground roads within the complex have been completely prohibited due to concerns over safety accidents and facility damage. Since then, delivery packages have piled up endlessly at the back gate security office of Apartment A, and the delivery workers' union protested, calling the vehicle control within the apartment a form of 'gapjil' (abuse of power).

However, it has come to light that Apartment A has restricted not only the ground-level access of delivery vehicles but also the entry of on-site car wash company vehicles into the underground parking lot, intensifying the controversy. Since most of the parking spaces inside the complex are located underground, this is practically equivalent to a complete ban on the operations of on-site car wash companies.

The management office of Apartment A stated, "Problems such as parking lot cleaning and disorder in parking spaces have occurred," and announced, "Please have your cars washed in the designated car wash areas outside the complex." However, the car wash companies have opposed this, saying that the apartment management did not explain these measures in advance. Some residents have also expressed inconvenience and requested the management office to allow on-site car wash companies to enter.

In response to these complaints, the management office said, "Since November last year, we have notified companies entering the complex to wash cars outside," but added, "Unlike delivery companies, car wash companies are small in scale, so we did not send a separate official document."

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