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EH car plate: what year?

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

The EH series came outMarch 1978It was the newest series for 7 months, until EJ in October 1978.

A car with an EH plate was registered in March 1978 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 1978
So no older than48 years and 8 months (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilOctober 1978 (EJ)
Plates in the seriesEH 1 X to EH 9999 H

Check an EH plateโ€™s last letter

The series around EH

SeriesCame out
EEFebruary 1975
EFDecember 1976
EGSeptember 1977
EHMarch 1978
EJOctober 1978
EKApril 1979
ELOctober 1979

Also from 1978: EJ.

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 EH car plate?

The EH series came out in March 1978. It was the newest series for 7 months, until EJ in October 1978. So a car with an EH plate was registered in March 1978 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 EH plate?

No older than 48 years and 8 months (in November 2026), counted from March 1978, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an EH carโ€™s COE end?

The COE system began in May 1990, after the EH 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 EH?

EJ, which came out in October 1978, then EK in April 1979. Before EH came EG (September 1977).

What letter does EH 1234 end in?

EH 1234 J. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: EH 1 X, EH 88 X, EH 8888 B. Check any EH plate.

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