Eunos Roadster Windscreen Stickers

Many imported Roadsters have stickers on the top nearside windscreen, similar to this:-

They are Japanese Ministry of Transportation inspection stickers. Vehicles in Japan are required to have their vehicles pass a rigorous inspection and repair procedure on a regular basis. This sticker indicates that the last inspection was done in March (3). The 10 indicates Heisei 10, which is the 10th year of the current emperor (1998). Hence the 11/3/20 would be 20/3/99, expiry date of this "MOT". The round sticker is from an official government-operated inspection station (rather than a private garage that performs inspections).

Other stickers may relate to the "shaken", which is kind of a combination of inspection and minimal, mandatory liability insurance. A new car shaken lasts three years. After that you could get one more three year shaken. After the car is 6 years old, you had to get 2 year shakens until the car was 10 years old. After 10 yrs, a new shaken was required every year. A 2 year shaken cost between $800-1500, depending on what the "inspector" decided. Shaken costs could include new brakes, exhaust, etc.

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