# Japan license plate: Kei special purpose alnum

> The Japan kei special purpose alnum license plate: format 8LL 99-99, for example 8BK 71-17, 2017 to today, ambulance, motorhome, and truck.

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Part of [Japan license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan) (47 registration series).

![Japan license plate, Kei special purpose alnum (2017 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-kei-special-purpose-alnum/japan-license-plate-kei-special-purpose-alnum.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `8LL 99-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2017 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | ambulance, motorhome, truck |
| Plate size | 330 × 165 mm |
| Colours | background #FFD400; characters #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `jp-kei-special-purpose-alnum` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-alnum) |

Sources:

- [laws.e-gov.go.jp](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第四十五条第一項第二号 + 第十二号様式 remark (3): 「車両番号標の塗色は、事業用自動車にあつては黒地に黄文字とし、自家用自動車にあつては黄地に黒文字とするほか、国土交通大臣の定めるところによる。」; the drawing gives 330 x 165 mm](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [laws.e-gov.go.jp](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326M50000800074)
- [第五十九条 (検査対象軽自動車 defined), 第六十条第一項 (the vehicle number is assigned on first inspection), 第七十三条第一項 (display obligation)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185)
- [附則（平成二八年一二月二八日国土交通省令第八七号）第一条 — the commencement proviso that gives the kei table 2017-04-01](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/345M50000800007)

## What each position encodes

- 運輸支局等を表示する文字
- 分類番号
- 平仮名又はローマ字
- 四けた以下のアラビア数字

## About this plate

Kei campers and kei mobile shops; the row has no single-digit form at all. ROMAN LETTERS IN THE KEI CLASS CODE. Same reform as the registered grid, different commencement date, and the difference is in the proviso rather than in a separate instrument: MLIT Ordinance No. 87 of 2016 carves 自動車登録規則 第十三条第一項第二号 and 別表第二 out of its delayed commencement, giving registered vehicles 2017-01-01, but the KEI table 別表第二の四 sits in the Enforcement Regulations amended by that ordinance's 第一条, whose only carve-out is Form No. 1 remark (6), so the kei alphabet commenced 2017-04-01.

## Other standard plates here

- [Kei goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered bus alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered small goods alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered small passenger alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Registered special purpose alnum](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-alnum) (2017 to today)
- [Kei goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Kei passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Kei special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-3digit) (2005 to today)
- [Registered bus 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered small goods 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered small passenger 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Registered special purpose 3-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-3digit) (1998 to today)
- [Kei US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-usforces) (documented since 1970)
- [Registered classcode 1-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-classcode-1digit) (documented since 1970)
- [Registered US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-usforces) (documented since 1970)
- [Kei goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Kei passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Kei special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/kei-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 2005)
- [Registered bus 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-bus-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered small goods 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-goods-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered small passenger 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-small-passenger-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)
- [Registered special purpose 2-digit](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/registered-special-purpose-2digit) (documented 1970 to 1999)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-kei-special-purpose-alnum.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-kei-special-purpose-alnum
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-kei-special-purpose-alnum"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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