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EB car plate: what year?

When the EB series came out, how old a EB car can be, and when its COE runs out.

The EB series came outMarch 1973It was the newest series for 7 months, until EC in October 1973.

A car with an EB plate was registered in March 1973 or later. A number can be bid for after its series opens, or kept from an older car, so the car can be newer than its plate, never older.

Registered no earlier thanMarch 1973
So no older than53 years and 8 months (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilOctober 1973 (EC)
Plates in the seriesEB 1 C to EB 9999 P

Check an EB plateโ€™s last letter

The series around EB

SeriesCame out
EAAugust 1972
EBMarch 1973
ECOctober 1973
EDMarch 1974
EEFebruary 1975

Also from 1973: EC.

From LTAโ€™s list of car prefixes on DataMall: from SDQ (December 2001) on, the month a series first opened for bidding; before that, the month it came out. Every series is on the car plate page, and in one CSV.

Questions

What year is an EB car plate?

The EB series came out in March 1973. It was the newest series for 7 months, until EC in October 1973. So a car with an EB plate was registered in March 1973 or later: a number can be bid for after its series opens, or kept from an older car, so the car can be newer than its plate, never older.

How old is a car with an EB plate?

No older than 53 years and 8 months (in November 2026), counted from March 1973, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an EB carโ€™s COE end?

The COE system began in May 1990, after the EB series came out, so a car registered before then needed none when new. From May 1990 a new car gets a 10-year COE, renewable for 5 or 10 years at the Prevailing Quota Premium: see the latest COE prices and PQP.

What comes after EB?

EC, which came out in October 1973, then ED in March 1974. Before EB came EA (August 1972).

What letter does EB 1234 end in?

EB 1234 R. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: EB 1 C, EB 88 C, EB 8888 H. Check any EB plate.

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