Until now, in order to receive toll reductions on the high-pass lanes for the disabled and people of merit, they had to use the reduced-tax high-pass terminal equipped with a separate fingerprint reader to check whether they boarded or not. Even after purchasing the device, he had to go through cumbersome administrative procedures such as visiting an administrative welfare center or a veterans’ branch office to register his or her fingerprint.
The newly developed method of reduction greatly improved the existing inconvenience by allowing individuals to obtain prior consent and check the location of their mobile phone instead of inconvenient biometric information authentication.
To apply, visit the Korea Expressway Corporation sales office, the relevant administrative welfare center, or the Veterans Affairs Office, or visit the highway toll website (www.hipass.co.kr).
Jang Soon-jae, head of road policy department at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, “I expect that the inconveniences experienced by the disabled and people of merit will be greatly alleviated by improving the high-pass reduction method. I will do it,” he said.
By Kim Hong-cheol, staff reporter [email protected]