# Japan license plate: Motorcycle over 250 cc combination

> The Japan motorcycle over 250 cc combination license plate: format L 99-99, for example C 37-48, documented since 1970, motorcycle.

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

![Japan license plate, Motorcycle over 250 cc combination (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-motorcycle-over250-combination/japan-license-plate-motorcycle-over-250-cc-combination.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L 99-99` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1970 → today (documented from 1970; the format is likely older) |
| Class | motorcycle |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Plate size | 230 × 125 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #00693E; border #00693E |
| 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-motorcycle-over250-combination` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250-combination) |

Sources:

- [別表第三 group 2: 「（１） 次に掲げる文字 あいうえかきくけこ… （２） 次に掲げる文字をその順序により組み合わせたもの イ ＣＬＶ ロ （１）に掲げる文字」](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/326M50000800074)
- [第十三号様式 remark (6): the 17.5 mm office-mark width and 19 mm Latin-letter width prescribed 「自家用又は事業用の別等を表示する文字として文字の組合せを用いる場合」 — the physical confirmation that the combination is real](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)

## What each position encodes

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

## About this plate

THE TWO-CHARACTER USE MARK, AND THE ONLY ORDINARY PRIVATE JAPANESE PLATE THAT PRINTS A LATIN CAPITAL. 別表第三 group 2 gives private motorcycles a second form: a character from {Ｃ, Ｌ, Ｖ} FOLLOWED BY one of the ordinary hiragana, Cあ, Lあ, Vあ and so on, which multiplies the available serial space by three when the single characters run out. Form No. 13 remark (6) confirms it physically by prescribing widths for the case where a 文字の組合せ is used.

## Other motorcycle plates here

- [Motorcycle 126 250](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-126-250) (documented since 1970)
- [Motorcycle over 250 cc](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250) (documented since 1970)
- [Motorcycle over 250 cc US forces](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250-usforces) (documented since 1970)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-motorcycle-over250-combination.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/japan?series=jp-motorcycle-over250-combination
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/jp` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "jp-motorcycle-over250-combination"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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