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EJ car plate: what year?

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

The EJ series came outOctober 1978It was the newest series for 6 months, until EK in April 1979.

A car with an EJ plate was registered in October 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 thanOctober 1978
So no older than48 years and 1 month (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilApril 1979 (EK)
Plates in the seriesEJ 1 K to EJ 9999 Y

Check an EJ plateโ€™s last letter

The series around EJ

SeriesCame out
EFDecember 1976
EGSeptember 1977
EHMarch 1978
EJOctober 1978
EKApril 1979
ELOctober 1979
EMJanuary 1980

Also from 1978: EH.

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 EJ car plate?

The EJ series came out in October 1978. It was the newest series for 6 months, until EK in April 1979. So a car with an EJ plate was registered in October 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 EJ plate?

No older than 48 years and 1 month (in November 2026), counted from October 1978, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an EJ carโ€™s COE end?

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

EK, which came out in April 1979, then EL in October 1979. Before EJ came EH (March 1978).

What letter does EJ 1234 end in?

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

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