[THE INVESTOR] The government on Aug. 4 decided to implement restrictions on old diesel cars that have often been cited for generating fine dust from next year.
Under the new regulations agreed upon by the Environment Ministry and Seoul City, cars that were registered before 2005 and do not have fine dust reduction devices attached will be prohibited from operating in Seoul if they do not go through a general inspection or have failed to obtain approval.
Vehicles that are ordered to take measures to lower pollution will also be restricted from operation if they do not carry out corrective measures within six months, according to the government.
The city of Incheon, west of Seoul, and Gyeonggi Province have joined the agreement to implement similar measures in 2018.
The government said the total number of diesel-powered vehicles to be affected by the new plan hovers around 1 million.
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