Suwon Urban Development Corporation employees stage a publicity campaign at Jangan-dong Public Parking Lot in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. (Yonhap)
Suwon Urban Development Corporation employees stage a publicity campaign at Jangan-dong Public Parking Lot in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. (Yonhap)
A banner on the launch of a 1 in 5 rotation system is posted at the entrance to Jongmyo Public Parking Lot in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
A banner on the launch of a 1 in 5 rotation system is posted at the entrance to Jongmyo Public Parking Lot in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

Starting Wednesday, Seoul will roll out a “1-in-5” parking system in more than half of its public parking lots, meaning drivers can only park on certain days depending on their license plate numbers, city officials said Tuesday.

The move comes after the government raised the national oil resource security alert to “warning” and introduced emergency measures nationwide.

Under the system, vehicles with plate numbers ending in 1 or 6 will be barred on Mondays, 2 or 7 on Tuesdays, 3 or 8 on Wednesdays, 4 or 9 on Thursdays, and 5 or 0 on Fridays. The measure will not apply on weekends or public holidays.

The rule does not apply to electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles, but includes hybrid vehicles.

A banner on the launch of a 1 in 5 rotation system at public parking lots run by public institutions hangs at Jangan-dong Public Parking Lot in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. (Yonhap)
A banner on the launch of a 1 in 5 rotation system at public parking lots run by public institutions hangs at Jangan-dong Public Parking Lot in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. (Yonhap)
A banner on the launch of a 1 in 5 rotation system is seen in front of a public parking lot in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
A banner on the launch of a 1 in 5 rotation system is seen in front of a public parking lot in Seoul on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

Special exemptions are made for vehicles carrying people with disabilities, national merit recipients, pregnant women or preschool-age children, as well as emergency and special-purpose vehicles such as medical and fire service cars.

Of the 124 publicly run parking lots in Seoul, 75 will adopt the measure. The rest are excluded as they are either operated by district offices under local ordinances, designated for special use, or located near traditional markets or in densely populated residential areas.

A full list of the 75 affected parking lots is available on the Seoul Facilities Corp. website and the city’s parking information system. supply chain


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