# Japan license plate: Motorcycle over 250 cc US forces

> The Japan motorcycle over 250 cc US forces license plate: format L 99-99, for example E 54-42, 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 US forces (documented since 1970)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-motorcycle-over250-usforces/japan-license-plate-motorcycle-over-250-cc-us-forces.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-usforces` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250-usforces) |

Sources:

- [第三十六条の十八第一項第二号: the use-mark field for a motorcycle over 250 cc is 「平仮名又はローマ字」 and points at this same 別表第三](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [第十三号様式 remarks (3)-(6): colours, border and the widths that apply when a Roman letter stands in the use-mark position](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)
- [別表第三 group 4: 「日本国籍を有しない者が所有する自家用自動車で、法令の規定により関税又は消費税が免除されているもの及び別に国土交通大臣が指定するもの」 -> ＡＢＥＨＫＭＴＹよ](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/api/1/lawdata/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 WIDEST DUTY-EXEMPT SET OF THE THREE. A registered vehicle gets ＥＨＫＭＴＹよ and a kei one gets ＡＢ; a motorcycle over 250 cc gets the UNION, ＡＢＥＨＫＭＴＹよ, which is the only place the two alphabets meet.

## 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 combination](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/motorcycle-over250-combination) (documented since 1970)

## Use it

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

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