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EX car plate: what year?

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

The EX series came outJuly 1983It was the newest series for 3 months, until EY in October 1983.

A car with an EX plate was registered in July 1983 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 thanJuly 1983
So no older than43 years and 4 months (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilOctober 1983 (EY)
Plates in the seriesEX 1 L to EX 9999 Z

Check an EX plateโ€™s last letter

The series around EX

SeriesCame out
EUAugust 1982
EVDecember 1982
EWMarch 1983
EXJuly 1983
EYOctober 1983
EZFebruary 1984
SBAAugust 1984

Also from 1983: EW, EY.

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 EX car plate?

The EX series came out in July 1983. It was the newest series for 3 months, until EY in October 1983. So a car with an EX plate was registered in July 1983 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 EX plate?

No older than 43 years and 4 months (in November 2026), counted from July 1983, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an EX carโ€™s COE end?

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

EY, which came out in October 1983, then EZ in February 1984. Before EX came EW (March 1983).

What letter does EX 1234 end in?

EX 1234 A. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: EX 1 L, EX 88 L, EX 8888 S. Check any EX plate.

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