Starting in October, drivers who mistakenly exit through the wrong tollgate on any national expressway will not have to pay the base fare if they reenter within 15 minutes, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said on the 19th. Tolls consist of a base fare and a distance fare. Currently, if an expressway user takes the wrong exit by mistake, the base fare must be paid twice. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) said, "You can receive a reduction of the mistaken-entry base fare up to three times a year."
That day, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced an implementation plan for "toll reductions for mistaken exits on expressways." Earlier, during the National Assembly's audit last year, it was pointed out that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) and Korea Expressway Corporation (KEC) overcharged expressway tolls due to duplicate payments and system errors, totaling 1 billion won over the past six years. In response, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) prepared improvement measures.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), to receive the reduction of the mistaken-entry base fare, tolls must be paid using an electronic payment method such as Hi-Pass or a credit card. A Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) official said, "Once this measure takes effect, it is expected to prevent accidents caused by abrupt lane changes during mistaken exits and to provide toll reduction benefits to expressway users of about 7.5 million cases per year, totaling 6.8 billion won, based on last year's figures."