{"id":42172,"date":"2019-09-19T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=42172"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:14:51","slug":"north-korea-expands-private-ownership-registration-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-expands-private-ownership-registration-motorcycles\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea loosens rules on motorcycle ownership registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of People\u2019s Safety (MPS) recently began permitting North Koreans to register ownership of motorcycles under their own names, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While private ownership of motorcycles was first permitted by North Korea in 2012, North Koreans had to register their motorcycles under the name of their workplace. This system made many North Koreans feel like they did not really own their two-wheeled vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Private ownership registration was <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">previously only granted to traffic control officers and other government officials, such as post-office workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Motorcycles a &#8220;worthwhile investment&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many North Koreans are delighted with the change in the motorcycle registration system. The <em>donju<\/em>, or North Korea\u2019s nouveau riche, are actively involving themselves in businesses that require the use of motorcycles, multiple sources told Daily NK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh Chong-song, a North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea via Panmunjom in 2017, remarked recently that wealthy men in North Korea generally ride motorcycles. This suggests that while they were more or less \u201cjust for show\u201d a few years ago, they are now considered by many North Koreans as a necessity for certain business activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That may be why the high cost of motorcycles fail to deter North Koreans from purchasing them. Many people operating businesses believe that motorcycles are a worthwhile investment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea also has its own motorcycle brands, part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/increase-in-north-korea-manufactured-products-driving-domestic-growth\/\">broader trend<\/a> in the country&#8217;s economy where more and more products are being manufactured locally.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_42174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42174\" style=\"width: 1023px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Motorcycle-North-Korea-2.jpg\" alt=\"Motorcycle North Korea 2\" width=\"1023\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Motorcycle-North-Korea-2.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Motorcycle-North-Korea-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Motorcycle-North-Korea-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Motorcycle-North-Korea-2-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/Motorcycle-North-Korea-2-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-42174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Motorcycles on display at the 10th Pyongyang Autumn International Trade Fair in 2014 \/ Image: Uri Tours, Creative Commons, Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North Korean-made Taedong River motorbike, for example, currently sells for USD 1,100 at markets in Pyongsong. The most popular motorbike in North Korea, a 125cc model, is selling for USD 1,270, which is slightly more expensive than two years ago (USD 1,200). In contrast, the Chinese-made Yangyong motorbike is priced at around USD 850.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Registration fees encourage\u00a0<\/b><b>corruption<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move to allow ordinary North Koreans to register motorcycles in their own names is unusual, however, given that the North Korean state has long had strong restrictions on the vehicles, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/noise-complaints-bring-on-motorcyc\/\">reportedly banning them<\/a> at one point. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sources in North Korea suggest that government officials are using the opportunity of more people registering their motorcycles to collect bribes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI hear that officials at local police stations managing the registration process are earning a great deal of money,\u201d another source in North Korea told Daily NK. \u201cThey have no qualms about demanding bribes to hand out license plates and permits.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The source said that motorcycles themselves cost millions of North Korean won so owners are unhappy they have to shell out even more to get their vehicles registered. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSome people know all too well, however, that they have to provide bribes to ensure quicker processing of their registration paperwork,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@gmail.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of People\u2019s Safety (MPS) recently began permitting North Koreans to register ownership of motorcycles under their own names, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0 While private ownership of motorcycles was first permitted by North Korea in 2012, North Koreans had to register their motorcycles under the name of their workplace. 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