Beginning next month, Jeju will become the first place in the country to cap the number of rental cars on the road. A provincial committee will soon announce the number that will be permitted. Joseph Kim reports.


Rental cars on the island numbered about 15,000 in 2011.

That number soared to 29,000 in 2015 and 32,000 in 2017.

It has more than doubled in 6 years.


The province has prepared for the introduction of a rental car limit system since 2017 to reduce the number of cars.

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Rental car quota system begins September 21

Through revising related laws, the governor can control the number of rental cars registered beginning September 21st.

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Provincial committee working on issue

For the rental car limit system, the province’s rental car supply adjusting committee has begun their work.

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Rental car quota to be revised every 2 years

The committee consists of experts in the field of public administration, law and transportation and members of civic groups.

It will revise the number of rental cars allowed to be on local roads every two years.

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‘25,000 rental cars is optimal’

Currently there are 32,000 rental cars on the island.

Researchers suggested that the number should be decreased to 25,000 in their March report.

The committee will decide how to restrict the number of the rental cars. Encouraging rental car agents to phase out old cars could be one of the options.

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Oh Jeong-hun / Provincial bureau of transport and aviation
The rental car supply adjustment committee will review and decide the timeframe and the quota based on the province’s plan. The rental car quota system will then go into effect September 21.
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"감차를 하게 되면 기간, 업체별 감차 대수 등을 수급조절 계획에 의해서 위원회가 심의하고 결정해서 9월 21일부터 렌터카 총량제를 바로 시행할 계획입니다."

The committee will release the rental car quota and how to decrease the number of vehicles in early September.

[Reporter] Joseph Kim
[Camera] Ko Moon-su

Critics say that the quota system is too restrictive as the demand for public transportation is increasing and transportation flow is being enhanced.

The province needs to first resolve strong opposition from the industry and settle any legal disputes.

Joseph Kim, KCTV