Seoul City to Support Seniors Voluntarily Returning Driver's Licenses from the 13th with 100,000 Won Prepaid Transportation Card

For Seniors Aged 70 and Over Who Voluntarily Return Their Driver's License
Receive a Prepaid Transportation Card Worth 100,000 KRW Upon Voluntary License Return... Convenient Use on Buses, Taxis, and More

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 12th that it will implement the prepaid transportation card support project for elderly drivers who voluntarily surrender their driver's licenses starting from the 13th of this year.

The support target is elderly residents aged 70 or older registered in Seoul who voluntarily surrender their driver's licenses. They can receive a transportation card loaded with 100,000 KRW immediately at their local community service center upon surrendering their license.

Seoul is facilitating the process of license surrender and transportation card receipt for elderly drivers through a one-stop service. Elderly individuals wishing to surrender their licenses can apply and receive their transportation cards all at once at the community center without visiting the police station.

This year, 10,710 elderly residents aged 70 or older who voluntarily surrender their driver's licenses will receive transportation cards worth 100,000 KRW. Seoul has been operating the "Prepaid Transportation Card Support Project for Elderly Drivers Who Voluntarily Surrender Their Licenses" since 2019. This initiative was launched as part of efforts to reduce traffic accident fatalities amid the increasing number of traffic accidents caused by elderly drivers (aged 65 and older) due to population aging.

The applicants must be elderly residents aged 70 or older (born on or before December 31, 1951) registered in Seoul as of the license surrender date. They must not have previously received benefits from the voluntary license surrender program.

The supported transportation card is an anonymous prepaid card loaded with 100,000 KRW. It can be used nationwide on transportation services that accept transportation cards and at convenience stores and other T-money affiliated merchants.

The number of elderly drivers surrendering their licenses has been steadily increasing thanks to Seoul's elderly traffic accident safety measures and the transportation card support project. The number of license surrenders among Seoul residents aged 70 or older rose significantly from 1,236 in 2018 to 16,956 in 2019 after the transportation card support project was launched, and 14,046 in 2020.

Hwang Bo-yeon, Director of Urban Transportation at Seoul City, said, "We expect that elderly drivers surrendering their licenses will play a significant role in preventing traffic accidents involving elderly drivers," and added, "We will continue to make efforts to ensure the safety of not only the elderly but all Seoul citizens from traffic accidents."

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