Car tax is paid twice a year.
Generally, you will receive your automobile tax bill by mail, but you may have experienced cases where you have not received it due to unavoidable reasons, have not paid it, or do not know how much you have to pay, or have not paid it. Therefore, we will explain how you can check your car tax payment and the disadvantages that may arise if you do not pay.
Car tax payment inquiry
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Why you need to pay car tax
Car tax payment calculator
Disadvantages of not paying car tax
▶ In case of non-payment of automobile tax twice
▶ I received a property seizure notice…
▶ Huh! Unpaid car tax…;
▶The license plate was taken off.
How to check car tax payment
Automobile tax regular payment/annual payment method
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Why you need to pay car tax
Automobile tax is a tax levied on all cars registered in Korea and is used for the construction and maintenance of road facilities.
Through this, we contribute to providing a safe and smooth road environment and raising the necessary budget to increase the convenience of people’s lives. Therefore, automobile tax is paid for all registered vehicles, contributing to the national budget.
Car taxes are paid not only in Korea but also around the world, but in general, relatively low car taxes are levied in Asia and Africa. Comparing our country to the world, the payment amount is relatively low, and Norway is the country with the particularly high payment amount. Additionally, European countries such as Singapore, Denmark, and Switzerland impose high automobile taxes.
Car tax payment calculator
Go to simulated calculation
There is a place where you can roughly calculate the car tax payment fee.
You can perform a simulation calculation by selecting the vehicle model and setting the engine displacement and initial registration date.
Disadvantages of not paying car tax
Car tax is a local tax that everyone who owns a car must pay. If the payment deadline is exceeded, a 3% surcharge is added along with an additional 0.75% surcharge every month.
▶ In case of non-payment of automobile tax twice
▶ I received a property seizure notice…
▶ Huh! Unpaid car tax…;
▶The license plate was taken off.
Additionally, if the arrears exceed 300,000 won, there may be greater disadvantages. In most cases, unpleasant events such as car impoundment or license plate removal can occur.
Therefore, it is important to pay taxes on time as per the due date, as if the number of non-payment exceeds two times, property may be seized.
How to check car tax payment
① Automobile Civil Complaints Public Portal
You can check all information about your car at once by going to the site and clicking the [Go to Car 365] – [Search my car] button.
② Witax
On the main page, you can check through [Go to Local Tax] – [Car Tax] and make regular or annual payments.
Automobile tax regular payment/annual payment method
If you fail to pay your car tax, you will have to pay a higher tax rate, but if you pay late, you can receive tax savings of up to 10%.
Taxes that have to be paid anyway,
How about applying for annual car tax payment in advance and receiving tax savings benefits?