The problem is that illegal maintenance of unauthorized automobile maintenance businesses in the province continues. On the 29th, the police caught maintenance companies who conspired with rental car companies to illegally maintain vehicles and made unfair profits. The provincial police requested an arrest warrant for a man in his 50s who has renovated the warehouse and maintained unauthorized vehicles on charges of violating the Automobile Management Act. Two employees of a rental car company who conspired with a maintenance company were also booked on suspicion of aiding and abetting.
According to the investigation, the illegal maintenance company borrowed an unauthorized warehouse in Jeju City from August 2019, and formed a partnership with two rental car companies to generate illegal sales worth 100 million won for two years. They worked hard to repair the car and maintained it for less than half of the normal repair cost. On the other hand, if an accident occurred while driving a rental car, the customer was charged more than the actual repair cost, and when there was a protest, a false estimate was given. In particular, it was revealed that they divided the payment by making it look like they repaired a normal vehicle.
Earlier last year, the autonomous police caught and sent seven people, including four unregistered maintenance companies and a third-class maintenance company that did not have air pollutant prevention facilities, through planning and investigation. In February, two operators who rented a warehouse and engaged in unregistered maintenance business were caught, and illegal vehicle maintenance activities were frequently conducted, so measures to eradicate them are needed.
Illegal maintenance of vehicles is a serious problem. It can lead to poor maintenance and lead to unexpected traffic accidents. In the worst case, even if a death accident occurs, it is difficult to compensate for it afterwards, so there is a high possibility of good It also interferes with the operation of normally operated automobile maintenance companies and breaks the order of commerce. In the case of rental cars, it cannot be overlooked that tourists take the damage in case of an emergency.
Cars can turn into weapons if used incorrectly without convenient transportation or proper management. That’s why vehicle maintenance and management are required according to normal procedures. Even if special crackdowns are strengthened, illegal maintenance practices such as rental car companies should be eradicated. As tourists have been damaged one after another, it is not something to wait and see for the image of Jeju.