Japanese style number plates

What are Japanese plates?

Japanese plates are specifically designed to fit Japanese/imported cars. They are narrower and deeper than standard sized South Australian plates. Available in three options, Custom, Set Series (Premium) and Special Edition.

What size are Japanese number plates?

Available in one size only. Japanese plates come in at 330mm x 165mm front and rear.

Do they have with pre-drilled holes?

Yes, Japanese plates come with two sets of predrilled holes.

How long will the Japanese plates be available for?

Japanese Plates are a part of the EzyPlates product line up and will be available to purchase indefinitely. With the exception of Special Edition plates where only 100 will be made.

Are Japanese plates legal?

Yes, Japanese Custom, Set Series and Special Edition plates are legal to display on your vehicle.

Can a Japanese plate be issued without being allocated to a car?

Japanese plates can be ordered online without allocating to a registered vehicle at time of order, but these can only be collected from a Customer Service Centre. The plate must then be allocated to a vehicle at the point of collection. In the event you prefer to pay for postage, you would be required to allocate the plate to a registered vehicle at the time of placing the order.

If I have a plate already on my car that I don’t want to lose, how can I replace it with Japanese plate and still have the original plate?

Depending on the type of plate already on your vehicle, you may have Reallocation Rights or may be able to purchase Reallocation Rights. Reallocation Rights allow a plate to be held under the client’s name and be reallocated to another vehicle in the same client’s name. To find out whether you have reallocation rights for your plate, please contact 13 10 84.

Custom plates

Transferring a current Custom plate to Japanese Custom plate?

To transfer an existing combination, please visit your local Service SA Customer Service Centre. Your existing agreement and remaining plate expiry date will be cancelled, and a new Japanese Custom plate Agreement will be taken out with your current combination.

Is there a plan to have different coloured backgrounds?

No, the white background was chosen to closely reflect the style of plates used in Japan.

Can I have a space in my Japanese Custom plate?

Yes, the space will be counted as a character, this can be added once through to EzyReg, Custom plates require 1-6 characters including at least one letter. Use the plate builder to find your combination.

What rights come with Japanese Custom plates?

Purchase includes reallocation rights. Reallocation rights are where a customer enters into an agreement with the Registrar, which allows them to reallocate a number to another vehicle registered in their name or in a joint ownership and vice versa.

Set Series (Premium)

Can I choose the Set Series plate number?

No, plates are issued sequentially from 00AAA to 99ZZZ

What rights come with Japanese Set Series plates?

Reallocation rights are not included, however can be purchased for an additional $54.

What do the Japanese characters say on Japanese Plates?

'南オーストラリア' on the top of the number plates which means 'South Australia'. The custom variant also has '車' on the bottom of the number plate which means 'car'.

Special Edition plates

When is the auction?

The Auction opened on 25 February 2024 and closes on 12 March 2024 at 7pm.

How much are Special Edition plates?

Special Edition plates are only available via auction, you can see current bids via the Slattery Auctions website.

What rights come with Japanese Special Edition plates?

Special Edition plates come with class specific rights. Class Specific Rights gives an owner exclusive right to a number within a specific class of number plate. The holder of a Class Specific Rights Agreement to a number has the permanent right to display that number within that class of plate. In addition, the holder is entitled to transfer the number between vehicles registered in the same name; and sell the number at any price to any individual, registered company or business.