Government Gas-Saving Measure Comes Down to License Plates

Soaring oil prices are becoming a burden to economy. On August 17, the government decided to adopt a “take your car off one day of the week” policy in the public sector, but there are endless indications that more active energy measures are required. A police officer standing guard at the central government complex in Sejongno, Seoul, where a 10-digit system (if the last number of the plate matches the last digit of the date, the car should not be used) is being applied, is checking the number of a vehicle.

Young-Dae Park sannae@donga.com