# South Korea license plate: Temporary long

> The South Korea temporary long license plate: format 99999, for example 17419, documented since 2009, car, bus, van, truck, and machine.

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Part of [South Korea license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea) (21 registration series).

![South Korea license plate, Temporary long (documented since 2009)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/kr/kr-temporary-long/south-korea-license-plate-temporary-long.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `99999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2009 → today (documented from 2009; the format is likely older) |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, bus, van, truck, machine |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #F2F2F2; characters #282828 |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `kr-temporary-long` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/temporary-long) |

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.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `임` | 임시운행 | temporary operation |

Sources:

- [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)
- [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)

## 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.

## Other temporary plates here

- [Temporary short plate](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/temporary-short-plate) (documented since 2009)
- [Temporary short-term](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/south-korea/temporary-shortterm) (documented since 2009)

## Use it

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

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