Mechanism and procedures for light vehicle tax classification

Updated: August 21, 2024

1 Mechanism of light vehicle tax classification

The light vehicle tax classification rate is a tax imposed on owners of light vehicles (vehicles listed in the table below, such as motorized bicycles and light four-wheeled vehicles) as of April 1 of each year.
Unlike the automobile tax type discount, the light vehicle tax type discount does not have a monthly discount system .
If you scrap or transfer your vehicle after April 2nd , you will be required to pay taxes until that year.
We will send you a ``Light Vehicle Tax Type Tax Payment Notification'' in early May, so please make the payment.
The deadline for delivery is the last day of May (in the case of a year where the deadline falls on a Saturday and Sunday, the next business day).

2 Regarding the location of registration and scrapping procedures, etc.

Please note that the procedure location differs depending on the vehicle type.

four-wheel light vehicle

Light Vehicle Inspection Association Tokyo Main Office Tama Branch Telephone: 050-3816-3104
Address: 3-16-22 Asahicho, Fuchu City, 183-0003
For details on the procedure, please contact us above.

Motorcycles (over 125cc in displacement)

Tokyo Transportation Branch Tama Vehicle Inspection and Registration Office Phone: 050-5540-2033 Address: 3-30-3 Kunitachi City Kita 186-0001
For details on the procedure, please contact us above.

Motorized bicycles (displacement 125cc or less) and small special vehicles, etc.

Inagi City Hall, Taxation Division (1st floor, window 6)
Phone: 042-378-2111 ext. 154
Address: 2111 Higashinagumanuma, Inagi City, 206-8601

What you need for registration procedures at city hall

When purchased from a store
	A. Sales certificate
	B. Item 3 below: "Items required at the counter"
When receiving a transfer from an individual
(1) Previous owner has scrapped the car	A. Scrap car certificate issued by the city hall etc. where it was registered (vehicle number and engine displacement are printed on it)


	Transfer certificate (PDF: 124KB) If there is a space in the " Vehicle Scrapping Book " above, please use that. If you haven't created one yet, please refer to the attachment above . (If there is no shortage of information, it is not necessary to use this format.)

	C. Item 3 below: “What you need at the counter”
(2) The previous owner has not scrapped the vehicle (the license plate is still attached).	A Old license plate
	(a) If you do not have the old sign issuance certificate because the previous owner has lost it, please present something with vehicle information such as a compulsory automobile liability certificate.
	C Transfer certificate (PDF: 124KB) If you haven't created one yet, please refer to the attachment above . (If there is no shortage of information, you do not have to use this format.)
	D Item 3 below: “What you need at the counter”
When moving in from another city, etc. (Used by the person who moved in without changing the ownership)
(1) Previously registered car has been scrapped at city hall, etc.	A. Scrap car certificate issued by the city hall etc. where it was registered (vehicle number and engine displacement are printed on it)


	B. Item 3 below: "Items required at the counter"
(2) Moving in while still registered (with license plate still attached)	A Old license plate
	A Old license plate
	B. If you have lost your old sign issuance certificate, please present something with information about the vehicle, such as a postcard requesting a license plate change sent from the old city hall or a compulsory automobile liability certificate.
	C. Item 3 below: “What you need at the counter”

What you need for car scrapping procedures at City Hall

When disposing of the vehicle or giving it to someone else
A license plate
A. Certificate of license plate issuance (This is the document issued when the license plate was loaned out)
C. Item 3 below: “What you need at the counter”
When your vehicle body or license plate is stolen
Please report it to the police immediately. After that, please check the receipt number at the police station where you filed the report, and then report the "police signature, date of report, and receipt number" to Inagi City Hall.

Note: If the license plate cannot be returned, a compensation fee will be charged.
Note: We cannot process the scrapping of a vehicle for reasons such as ``not being used for the time being'' or ``under repair.''

3. What you need at the counter (for mopeds, etc., at Inagi City Hall)

(1) Identification of the person coming to the counter	Please present one of your driver's license, health insurance card, My Number card, etc.
(2) If someone other than the owner handles the procedure	Even if the person is a family member living in the same household, they must also prepare and submit a power of attorney (PDF: 124KB) in addition to 1. Please refer to the attached file for the power of attorney (it is not necessary to use this format if there are no missing information).
(3) When a sales agent or other party processes the procedure on your behalf	Please present something that identifies you as a distributor, such as an employee ID or business card.

Notes

In the following cases, additional documents may be required, so please contact the Taxation Division, Municipal Tax Section, Light Motor Vehicle Tax Section for details.

If an individual or corporation who is not registered as a resident in Inagi City owns a motorized bicycle, etc.
If the vehicle is modified and the engine displacement etc. is changed

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Inquiries regarding this page

Inagi City Citizens Department Taxation Division
2111 Higashi-Naganuma, Inagi-shi, Tokyo
Phone: 042-378-2111 Fax: 042-370-7055