Controversy has erupted after a woman was spotted pitching a tent and camping at an electric vehicle charging station.
On the 15th, a post titled "Pitching a tent and camping at the Hajo-dae EV charging station in Yangyang" was uploaded to an online community.
A, who wrote the post, said a look at the accompanying photo shows a camping tent set up in front of the EV charging station, with two companion dogs roaming around. A said, "I went to charge my car and a woman was camping with two dogs after pitching a tent," and added, "The dogs were also let loose without leashes, so a 4-year-old child was affected." A also said, "When I told her, 'Is this a place for camping?' she raised her voice and said, 'You can just charge next to me,' so I called the police."
A added, "The police told me to report it through the safety reporting portal, but due to a server fire at the National Information Resources Service, the portal was unavailable, so I couldn't file the report."
Police actually received a related report at about 8 p.m. on the 9th, dispatched officers to the scene, and are said to have had the woman move to camp somewhere other than the EV charging facility.
The Act on the Promotion of Development and Supply of Environment-Friendly Motor Vehicles (Eco-Friendly Motor Vehicles Act) specifies that parking a regular vehicle in an EV charging zone or engaging in acts that obstruct charging can result in fines.