The rental car quota system the province has been eagerly pushing forward has stumbled.

Legal battles between the province and opposing rental car companies are going favorable to the companies.

Todd Thacker reports.

[slug] Court granted injunction against vehicle quota in May

Five major rental car companies have refused to participate in the province's rental car quota system. They argue that the mandatory reduction in vehicle numbers infringes upon their right to private property.

They applied for a preliminary injunction to suspend the province’s ban and a court granted the injunction in May.



The court concluded that the driving ban would cause the plaintiffs irreparable losses.



The province immediately appealed the ruling. This was subsequently rejected.



The Jeju office of the Gwangju High Court concluded that suspending the quota system would not significantly undermine public welfare when compared to potential losses sustained by the rental car companies.




[slug] Driving ban to be invalid until permanent injunction is made

The court's ruling makes the province's quota system invalid until it grants a permanent injunction.

As the court sided with these large companies, the prospect of future lawsuits for the province seems certain.

[slug] If province loses legal fight, 100 local rental car firms can file complaints

If the province loses the lawsuit and the rental car quota system flounders, about 100 local rental car firms, which have already decreased their fleets, could file complaints.

The province says it is now preparing for the upcoming suits. Their main argument is that Jeju’s status as a special self-governing province gives it the right to enforce controls on rental car fleets.

It appears that the province’s rental car quota system is losing steam even before it takes effect.

[Reporter] Todd Thacker
[Camera] Hyeon Gwang-hoon
[CG] Lee Min-gyu

If the province fails to present arguments to reverse the provisional injunction, the island’s rental car fleets could soon be back on the roads in full force.

Todd Thacker, KCTV