Missing Smoke Meter Inspection and Operation Items … 35 Private Auto Fraud Inspections Detected

Fraud detection cases (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport). © News1

The Ministry of Lands, Infrastructure and Transport and the Ministry of the Environment announced on the 3rd that a special inspection of 184 allegedly illegal inspections among 1,800 designated maintenance companies (private inspection offices) across the country had discovered 35.

This inspection analyzes the inspection information from private inspection offices in the car inspection management system and selects 184 companies with suspected fraudulent inspections, such as companies whose representatives are registered as inspectors, companies with many inspector changes, and companies with excessively high inspection results. did.

As a result of the inspection, the government found 35 sites, 19% of the inspection targets. The main violations were 12 cases (33%) of false records of inspection scenes and results such as the inability to identify inspection photos. Next, there were 9 cases (25%) of omission of some inspection items and insufficient handling of the inspection equipment, 4 cases (11%) and 2 cases (5%) of handling and change of the measured values ​​of machinery and equipment .

The government plans to impose administrative provisions on the 35 private inspection centers that were detected, including commercial suspension (35 locations) and work suspension (31 people) from 10 to 60 days.

Lee Joong-ki, head of the Motor Vehicle Operation Insurance Division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said: “Companies that have been canceled due to an illegal inspection will strengthen sanctions against insolvent inspections, such as strengthening limit for redesignation. ” We will also make voluntary improvement efforts through consulting for offending companies, ”he said.

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