# Japan license plate: Temporary kei

> The Japan temporary kei license plate: format 99-99, for example 40-10, 1951 to today, motorcycle. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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

![Japan license plate, Temporary kei (1951 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/jp/jp-temporary-kei/japan-license-plate-temporary-kei.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `99-99` (9 any digit) |
| Years | 1951 → today |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | motorcycle |
| Plate size | 230 × 125 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; border #D7192D |
| 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-temporary-kei` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/temporary-kei) |

Sources:

- [第九十七条の三第一項-第三項: 検査対象外軽自動車 are notified rather than inspected, and the plate provisions are left to ministerial ordinance](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326AC0000000185)
- [第六十三条の二第三項ただし書 + 第四項 + 第十五号様式: the 臨時運転番号標 lent to a 検査対象外軽自動車 for a test run or transfer, and its remarks (1)-(7)](https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/326M50000800074)

## What each position encodes

- 運輸支局等を表示する文字
- 四けた以下の数字

## About this plate

THE KEI TEMPORARY PLATE (臨時運転番号標), lent under 第六十三条の二第三項ただし書 where a 検査対象外軽自動車 must run for a test or a transfer before its vehicle number is assigned. It is the smallest red-bordered plate in the system (230 x 125 mm) and the only one whose border width the instrument fixes numerically.

## Other temporary plates here

- [Temporary operation](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/japan/temporary-operation) (1951 to today)

## Use it

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

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