I registered my Jeep in Korea today. It was such a pleasant experience. I drove to city hall in Gunsan (a 20-minute drive) and found a parking space in a very cramped parking lot (Korean parking spaces are pretty small). The Korean equivalent of the DMV was on the first floor of the building. There was a counter for USFK (United States Forces Korea) vehicle registrations and no waiting. The attendants were dressed similarly and very professional (extremely polite, too). The young woman who was helping me spoke good English and was tolerant of my very weak Korean (I can say stuff like, “Hello” and “Thank you”). She completed the paperwork expeditiously and gave me directions across the street where I’d pick up my tags. The registration cost â‚©2,000.
I drove across the street to get my tags and the shop owner offered me a seat and a cup of coffee while they completed the paperwork. Once the paperwork was in order (took about 5 minutes), a man removed my temporary tags and mounted my permanent ones. I didn’t have to lift a finger. The tags cost â‚©15,000.
All-in-all, to register my Jeep in Korea cost me the equivalent of $17 and the service I experienced easily surpassed my service experiences with DMVs in America.
We could learn a lot from the polite, efficient Koreans!
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