Seoul Facilities Corporation Begins Establishing Regulations for Private-Consigned Public Parking Lot Season Tickets

Clause to be included in contracts as early as the beginning of 2024

The haphazard operation of season tickets for privately consigned public parking lots is coming to a halt. Seoul Facilities Corporation has begun work to establish regulations for season tickets at privately consigned public parking lots, which previously had no related rules.

On the 23rd, Seoul Facilities Corporation announced that it had started the process of creating regulations for season tickets at privately consigned public parking lots. A corporation official stated, "Since the (private consignment) companies have been operating season tickets autonomously, issues regarding fairness have arisen," and added, "We are promoting the establishment of operational standards for season tickets at privately consigned public parking lots as a major project." He continued, "We will create standards after reviewing the circumstances of the (private consignment) companies," and "If possible, we plan to include the relevant clauses in contracts starting early next year (2024)."

A public parking lot is a parking facility managed and operated by a public organization for the public welfare. In the case of public parking lots within Seoul, Seoul Facilities Corporation operates them in two ways: direct management and private consignment. Generally, they are characterized by lower fees compared to private parking lots.

As of May, Seoul had 48 directly managed public parking lots with 12,290 parking spaces, and 82 privately consigned public parking lots with 4,552 parking spaces. Although privately consigned public parking lots have fewer parking spaces, their number exceeds 170% of the directly managed ones.

For directly managed public parking lots, the corporation operates the "Seoul Facilities Corporation Public Parking Lot Monthly Season Parking System Terms and Conditions" to prevent inconvenience to citizens. The ratio of season tickets sold relative to parking spaces is adjusted monthly according to available spaces. To prevent long-term parking, restrictions are also imposed. Parking for more than 28 days results in a one-month restriction, and parking for more than 70 days results in a one-year restriction on using the parking lot.

On the other hand, privately consigned public parking lots have followed their own operational policies rather than formal terms and conditions. The corporation explained that the current consignment contracts do not include separate clauses regarding the operation of season tickets. Additionally, many consignment companies are small-scale and lack the capacity to build online registration systems, so sales and guidance are conducted on-site.

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