No, anyone wishing to use their light passenger car for paid cargo delivery must obtain a commercial license as required by law.

Yes, you can keep using your light passenger car for personal use. You don’t need to attach the sign mentioned in question 11 when you drive the car for personal use.

As long as you obtain the approval of your loan company and submit the proof of entrustment Shinsei Iraisho at the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization office. The same applies for leased vehicles.

The requirement on the part of the government and Uber Eats is the same. Uber Eats will check the type of the car by collecting the copy of your Vehicle Inspection Certificate (Shakensho) to ensure legal compliance.

No, they are not required. If you wish to obtain a business license for a car owned by somebody else, you must go through a process to change the owner’s name first (you may do this on the same day). For this case, you will need your own residence certificate.

If you have all the necessary documents, the application and approval of your commercial license will only take one day to visit your local MLIT office and the Light Motor Vehicle Inspection Organization. After obtaining the license, please also update your insurance plans and documents as needed.

While MLIT provides a format for Fee Rate Chart (pages 2-3) that specifies much detail, it is difficult in the case of Uber Eats delivery as the Delivery Fee is calculated for each trip based on various conditions and fluctuates constantly. After filling out the Notification of Fee Rate Setting using the format on page 1, we recommend using a blank piece of paper instead of the format on pages 2 and 3, and simply explaining the fee structure. Please refer to below as an example.

Example: Based on the contract with Uber, the Delivery Fee (including the delivery charges and promotions) will be agreed upon for each individual delivery based on comprehensive consideration of various factors such as estimated distance and time required for delivery, number of stops in the delivery, traffic conditions, unexpected delays and waiting time, market supply and demand conditions, and so forth. This results in a Delivery Fee of around xx yen to xx yen. ( Note: please fill this in based on your experience/assumption. The amount here will not guarantee the equivalent payment from Uber.)

We trust that each insurance company is resolving this issue. As a temporary measure until they resolve it, Uber Eats will accept your application as long as the vehicle number on the insurance documents matches the business license plate number.

First, go to this link, sign in to your existing account, and submit the following documents:

• Driver’s license
• Business license plate (black number plate)
• Automobile third-party liability insurance certificate (Jibaiseki Hoken)
• Automobile insurance certificate
• Vehicle Inspection Certificate (Shakensho)

Next, please contact Support to change your Flowtype.

Holding up signs is mandatory by law. It should not be the name of the food delivery platform but should be the name of the business owner (the individual’s name in the case of an independent contractor).

MLIT understands it is difficult for individuals to paint the name on the car. As long as the name is visible and it does not fall off easily, putting up a sign with a tape is acceptable.

MLIT recommends “(individual name) freight/delivery business.”

Wrong sign: “Uber Eats Delivery”

Suggested sign: “ Delivery”

Example：“Ken Tanaka Delivery” for someone whose name is Ken Tanaka

If you are a foreign national, in addition to following the process described above, please do refer to this webpage on specific additional steps to be followed by foreign nationals.

Please note that you will be required to visit one of the Compliance Centers even if you delivered on Uber Eats before on a bicycle/motorbike.