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First edition
1. We Open <dnews Korea>
2. About Designated Driving Services in Korea
3. Korea Association of Relief Drivers in Korea
4. [Report] Chosunilbo: "Kakao to Clear Commission rate"
5. [Report] NewsPim: Growing Distrust between kakaodriver and drivers' groups
1. We Open <dnews Korea>
We publish the first issue of <dnews Korea> today, which covers with the general article or informations of relief driving(designated driving) in Korea.
The ReliefDriver means the proxydriver or the designated driver such as Kakaodriver, and the service in Korea is the unique popular service, which takes rides mainly the drink-drivers to their houses or somewheres instead of them comfortably and inexpensively.
With Kakao driver just ahead, the relief driving in Korea is focused by the overseas especially the IT institutional investors in several countries such as USA, China, Hongkong, Singapore, etc. So we have been providing some counsels for foreign investors or advisers and so on.
In this sense, <dnews Korea> would like to assist some informations to them, and aid investments and various businesses. This irregular online newsletter would be issued approximately 2 times a month and be provided with various presses and SNS such as weibo, facebook, blogs, online cafes etc.
If you need more informations, please feel free to contact us as below;
rea Associon of Relief Drivers(KARD)
■ http://www.wedrivers.net (or cafe.daum.net/wedrivers)
■ Tel: +82-2-6448-0579 ■ Mobile: +82-10-4941-5634 (Mr.Kim, President)
■ Email: wedrivers@daum.net or wedrivers@naver.com
■ 김종용의 브런치: brunch.co.kr/@drmanzok
■ 밴드: band.us/@wedrivers
■ weibo: www.weibo.com/wedrivers
■ Twitter: www.twitter.com/drmanzok (사단법인 전국대리기사협회/社团法人 全国代驾司机协会)
■ Facebook: www.facebook.com/drmanzok
■ Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHvkVZo_t-Wb1MGOz3X_DH3NN4aM96dKD
■ Address: 188-7, Jangchungdong2ga, JungGu, Seoul, Korea
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2. About Relief Drive Services in Korea
한국의 대리운전시장에 대하여 韩国代理驾驶行业
韓国の代理運転市場について
1) Brief Description
The relief drive service(or designated drive service) in Korea is the unique popular service, which takes rides mainly the drink- drivers to their houses or somewheres instead of them comfortably and inexpensively.
Since the National Police Agency introduced the breathalyzer in 1981, the service has been developing in various ways.
Based on various grounds such as peculiar drinking culture, hard-working national character, safe state of public security, developed IT culture, sophisticated exploitation structure, the service has grown and been settled as the public life service in Korea.
Especially as Kakao,top mobile messenger operator in Korea, is said to launch the business, the momentous changes have been bursting in the market.
- number of the offices: about 6,000-8,000
- number of the drivers: about 120,000 -150,000
- yearly sale: about 3 billion us dollars
- ridership: about 500-700 thousand users a day
- Organization: Korea Association of Relief Drivers
(KARD:Jongyong Kim,president)
사단법인 전국대리기사협회
社团法人 全国代驾司机协会 / 全國代理騎士協会
2) System
1) Program companies : selling and operating the applications for the smartphone
which connect orders from offices to the drivers.
2) Call center: providing orders to the drivers mainly via mobile application
3) Relief drivers: carrying out the driving.
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3. Korea Association of ReliefDrivers (KARD)
사단법인 전국대리기사협회 社团法人 全国代驾司机协会
■ Brief Introduction of KARD with photos
KARD, the leading ReliefDrivers' Association in Korea
A variety of campaingns for improvement of drivers' rights and interests
2012 7. Foundation conference of Korea Association of ReliefDrivers
Petition to authorities concerned
Campaign for prevention of drink driving with leading enterprise OB company
Press conferences at National Assembly
Various broadcating interviews
Negotiations with the authorities concerned
On-line newsletter
Sponsorship of the relief driving legislation and National Assembly debate
Mr.Kim, attended at the National Assembly inspection
Sue for damages of telecommunication problem to SKTelecom
Various Campaigns for drivers' sake
Talks with Kakao
* If you want more informations, please feel free to contact usatioal Association of Relief Drivers(NARD)
■ http://www.wedrivers.net (or cafe.daum.net/wedrivers)
■ Tel: +82-2-6448-0579 ■ Mobile: +82-10-4941-5634 (Mr.Kim, President)
■ Email: wedrivers@daum.net or wedrivers@naver.com
■ 김종용의 브런치: brunch.co.kr/@drmanzok
■ 밴드: band.us/@wedrivers
■ weibo: www.weibo.com/wedrivers
■ Twitter: www.twitter.com/drmanzok (사단법인 전국대리기사협회/社团法人 全国代驾司机协会)
■ Facebook: www.facebook.com/drmanzok
■ Youtube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHvkVZo_t-Wb1MGOz3X_DH3NN4aM96dKD
■ Address: 188-7, Jangchungdong2ga, JungGu, Seoul, Korea 国
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4. [Report] Chosunilbo:
The National Association of ReliefDrivers,
"Kakao to Clear Commission rate "
Kim min-soo journalist 2015.11.09 12:07
The National Association of ReliefDrivers(NARD) asked november 9, Kakao driver make clear its policies about commissition as soon as possible .
The Association said, it welcomes kakao driver as a new alternative for the industry, and the new office determine reasonable commission and service policy from various communications before launching the business.
Currently, the relief drivers(or designated drivers) must bear the high commision 20-30% including 5% of call center fee, so they should pay a charge of 2-3 us dollar a 10 dollars of driving fare.
Kim Jong-yong, President of the Association said that Kakao driver can afford to down the high fee owing to its improved methods, and he is still concerned about its unclear answer.
* http://biz.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/11/09/2015110901562.html
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5. [Report]NewsPim:
Growing Distrust between KakaoDriver and Designated drivers - Seoul
10:37 April 14/2016
Speeding up to launch 'kakaodriver' , Kakao bumped into expected bars in Korea. It means commission conflict between relief drivers' organizations.
The trouble showed signs of struggle between organizations and the controversy is growing over invasion of small business.
The national leading group, National Association of Relief Drivers(NARD) issued objestion to the kakao's policies and plan to protest.
NARD is worried about 20% of high commission imposed to relief drivers(designated drivers).
Although kakao is keeping stubborn the charge is reasonable, NARD is maintaining it's too high and asking to lower down.
Kim jong-yong, president of the organization, said kakao is untruth and change down the policy.
The inflict is growing struggle between drivers' groups, and some drivers presented the petition to the authorites concerned.
They indicated that kakao signed the MOU to illegal labor union and asked to investigate the suspious dirty deal between Kakao and the union.
Some worries are spreading controversy over violation of small business men' right.
Kakao keeps taking the same stand that they will turn down the demand to reduce the commission.
* origin: Newspim http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20160414000148
* http://cafe.daum.net/wedrivers/V0vs/7
