Get Traffic Fine Notices via KakaoTalk... View Enforcement Footage on Your Phone

[Financial News] Going forward, people will be able to receive notices through KakaoTalk or the PASS app when they are fined for traffic violations. A service will also be introduced that lets people view photos and videos taken during enforcement on their phones, without visiting a police station.
The National Police Agency announced on the 15th that it will pilot mobile electronic notices for traffic fines and a service for viewing photos and videos of violations starting on the 18th.
Until now, traffic fine notices have been sent by paper mail, which sometimes arrived late or went unchecked until after the payment deadline. Last year, about 41.34 million traffic fine notices were sent by paper mail.
In this pilot, fine notices will be delivered through KakaoTalk and PASS instead of by paper mail. The service will also let recipients pay their fines immediately after checking the notice.
Electronic notices will first be sent through Kakao AlimTalk. If recipients do not open the electronic document within 24 hours, the notice will be sent again via PASS. If they still do not check it during the following 24 hours, it will be sent by paper mail. This measure is intended to ensure that people unfamiliar with electronic notices can also receive their notices.
Enforcement photos and videos can also be viewed on a phone. Recipients can access the materials by tapping the “View Violation Footage” button on the mobile notice and completing identity verification.
QR codes will be added to paper notices. After scanning the code with a smartphone and verifying their identity, recipients can view photos and videos of the relevant violation. Previously, people faced inconveniences such as having to visit a police station in person to access the materials.
During the pilot period, from November 18 to December 9, the photo and video viewing service will initially be available for cases involving a “preliminary fine notice” or a “first payment notice.” The police limited the scope to account for possible system overload if many users access the service at once, and plan to expand it to include “second reminder notices” and others after reviewing the results.
The police have also taken steps to prevent smishing, a form of text-message fraud that exploits electronic notices. Electronic notices for traffic fines will not be sent by ordinary text message (SMS).
Kakao AlimTalk messages will be sent only through the official “National Police Agency Traffic” channel and will use “Public Skin,” a dedicated background used by verified public institutions. PASS electronic notices can also be sent only by verified institutions, and recipients can view the documents only through the PASS app.
The police expect mobile electronic notices to speed up notification of fines and reduce administrative costs associated with sending mail.
Ko Pyeong-gi, head of the National Police Agency’s Life Safety and Traffic Bureau, said, “The National Police Agency will continue to carefully examine whether there are any inconveniences from the public’s perspective and work harder to innovate police services in ways the public can feel.”

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