Suwon Encourages Foreigners to Undergo Comprehensive Vehicle Inspections and Mandatory Insurance Registration

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon announced on the 5th that it is sending out English-language notices to foreign nationals who have violated vehicle management obligations, urging them to undergo comprehensive inspections and register for mandatory insurance.

The notices target foreign nationals residing in the city who have failed to meet vehicle management obligations, including those who have not undergone required inspections or have not purchased mandatory insurance.

The city explained that cases are occurring in which foreigners, unfamiliar with domestic laws, delay vehicle inspections or fail to renew mandatory insurance on time, resulting in disadvantages such as fines.

To prevent this, if the inspection is not completed by the month the city sends out notices urging comprehensive vehicle inspection and mandatory insurance registration, the city sends out an additional notice written in English the following month. This has been done once a month since February 11 of last year.

The notices utilize not only English but also diagrams to clearly convey information on legal compliance requirements and fines.

The city reported that following the distribution of English-language notices, the vehicle inspection rate among foreign-owned vehicles increased by 21.2% compared to the previous year, and the mandatory insurance registration rate increased by 5.1%.

Furthermore, as of the end of June this year, 56.3% of registered foreigners in the city are Chinese nationals, so the city determined that English-language notices alone have limitations. Accordingly, it plans to additionally distribute Chinese-language notices in October.