Busan Jingu-district announced that it will end its grace period for obstructing electric vehicle charging and in turn impose a fine starting from August 1st.

Busanjin-gu will impose a fine for obstructing the charging of electric vehicles under [the Act on the Development and Promotion of Supply of Environmentally Friendly Automobiles], which took effect in January of this year. Depending on the violation, △ 100,000 won will be fined for parking general vehicles in charging areas and exclusive parking areas △ 100,000 won for obstructing charging stations such as loading things in a charging area △ 200,000 won for intentionally damaging charging stations.

Anyone can report violations through the newsletter app on the Ministry of Public Administration and Security while following regulatory standards and the reporting requirements. The resident reporting system imposes fines by using attached photos and videos as evidence without on-site verification.