Yougtong-gu Releases Guidance on Ghost Vehicle Cleanup

Yongtong-gu plans to conduct a comprehensive crackdown on chronically delinquent vehicles to eliminate automobile tax arrears that account for 17% of the district's total tax delinquency.

First, to address the cleanup of chronically delinquent vehicles, the district will send guidance notices during January regarding ghost vehicle (untraceable vehicle) reporting for vehicles where the owner and the possessor/user differ, thereby protecting innocent taxpayers who have suffered losses from illegal vehicle transfers while strengthening enforcement efforts against ghost vehicles that are a major source of chronic tax delinquency.

Currently, there are 924 ghost vehicles in Yongtong-gu, with total tax arrears of 1.092 billion won.

The guidance notice, which includes a reporting form, sets a reporting period through the end of June to operate a system for reporting non-ownership due to vehicle and illegal transfers.

Going forward, the district plans to strengthen confiscation of license plates for delinquent vehicles and conduct intensive tracking and collection efforts targeting vehicles operated in other areas and ghost vehicles.

Additionally, the district plans to conduct a comprehensive survey of vehicles that are not in operation due to reasons such as scrapping or abandonment, and will guide vehicle cleanup through deregistration and vehicle auctions in accordance with relevant laws.