Police collected more than 100 billion won in unpaid traffic fines through a special crackdown that began early this year.
On the 10th, the Korean National Police Agency said that as a result of a special crackdown on seizing vehicle license plates and imposing seizures on vehicles and deposits from January to April this year, it impounded the plates of a total of 72,676 vehicles and collected 101.6 billion won in fines.
Under current law, if a person is in arrears on automobile-related fines of 300,000 won or more for over 60 days, the vehicle becomes subject to license plate seizure. If the delinquent pays the fines, the plate is returned.
Of the amount collected, 31.78 billion won was secured through license plate seizures. In addition, 58.516 billion won was collected through vehicle seizures, and 11.24 billion won through deposit seizures.
During on-site enforcement, when police confirmed that the delinquent was the actual driver who violated traffic laws, they converted the fines into penalties and imposed demerit points. During this crackdown, a total of 409 cases were converted into penalties, resulting in seven license suspensions and four license revocations.
In addition, during the special crackdown, police arrested 32 wanted persons and are proceeding with criminal procedures in a total of 134 cases, including vehicles ordered off the road, illegally registered vehicles, and vehicles without mandatory insurance.