South Korea license plate: Temporary long

Format, years and the law

Format

99999, for example 17419 (9 any digit)

임 is the first syllable of 임시, "temporary", a fixed literal, not a use category. The five digits are a permit serial; the red diagonal and the issuing officer's printed title carry the rest of the message.

임

임시운행 (temporary operation)

The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued.

Years issued

Documented since 2009; the format is likely older than the first year documented. Still issued.

Vehicle class

Temporary: short-validity plates (transit, awaiting registration). Issued for car, bus, van, truck, and machine.

Colours

Characters #282828 Background #F2F2F2

Size

520 × 110 mm · every country's size

About this plate

The temporary-operation plate for permits of ELEVEN DAYS OR MORE, long format. White with a 3 mm red diagonal, the literal 임, five digits and the issuing officer's title. Under 「자동차관리법」 제10조제4항 a vehicle without a proper registration plate may not be driven "except where a temporary-operation plate under Article 27(2) is attached", which is what this plate is for. 고시 제2025-121호 amends Annexes 9 and 10 with effect nine months after issuance; the drawing cited is the amended one.

About the format

Digit skeleton only; the printed mark is 임01234, the fixed hangul syllable 임 (from 임시, "temporary") followed by five digits. 임 is a LITERAL, not a use category: it identifies the plate type and takes no other value.

Legal basis and sources

1. Annex 10 drawing: 허가 기간이 11일 이상인 임시운행 허가 번호판 520x110 mm, 임 in a 150 mm cell, five digits at 55 mm each, issuer 경상남도지사, red diagonals https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/flDownload.do?flSeq=158474407
2. Art. 1-3(3) (임시운행허가번호판 under 자동차관리법 제27조), Art. 2(3), Art. 4(3) https://www.law.go.kr/DRF/lawService.do?OC=test&target=admrul&ID=2100000256300&type=XML