Gyeongnam Province, Enforcement Grace Period for Operation Restrictions on Grade 5 Emission Vehicles

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 11th that among the Grade 5 vehicles restricted from operation during the issuance of emergency fine dust reduction measures, vehicles that have applied for low-emission measures and vehicles for which reduction devices are undeveloped or cannot be installed will be exempted from enforcement. This measure takes into account the semiconductor supply shortage and the economic burden on vehicle owners.

Since November last year, Gyeongnam Province has been enforcing operation restrictions on Grade 5 emission vehicles during high-concentration fine dust emergency reduction measures. Enforcement is from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. the day after the issuance. Currently, it is implemented in four regions within the province (Changwon, Jinju, Gimhae, Yangsan).

After an advisory period until December this year, starting next year, a fine of 100,000 KRW (once per day) will be imposed for violations of operation restrictions, and the enforcement areas are planned to be expanded to Tongyeong, Sacheon, Miryang, and Geoje cities from the second half of next year.

However, if a low-emission measure application is submitted in advance, fines will be waived until December next year, and vehicles for which reduction devices are undeveloped or cannot be installed will be excluded from enforcement targets until December 2023.

This extension of the grace period is a measure to reduce the damage to vehicle owners who have not been able to take low-emission measures due to budget shortages and semiconductor supply delays, as well as to owners of Grade 5 vehicles who cannot attach reduction devices.

Gyeongsangnam-do invested a total of 73.4 billion KRW this year to support low-emission measures for Grade 5 vehicles (early scrapping, installation of emission reduction devices, etc.) and will expand support to 77.6 billion KRW next year.

A Gyeongsangnam-do official said, “Operation restriction enforcement on vehicles is implemented nationwide to reduce automobile emissions, a major source of fine dust,” and urged, “Vehicle owners of Grade 5 who have not yet applied for low-emission measures should apply promptly.”

Meanwhile, in the Seoul metropolitan area, seasonal management measures restricting the operation of Grade 5 emission vehicles are in effect until March next year, and a fine of 100,000 KRW per day is immediately imposed upon violation.

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