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EY car plate: what year?

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

The EY series came outOctober 1983It was the newest series for 4 months, until EZ in February 1984.

A car with an EY plate was registered in October 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 thanOctober 1983
So no older than43 years and 1 month (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilFebruary 1984 (EZ)
Plates in the seriesEY 1 G to EY 9999 T

Check an EY plateโ€™s last letter

The series around EY

SeriesCame out
EVDecember 1982
EWMarch 1983
EXJuly 1983
EYOctober 1983
EZFebruary 1984
SBAAugust 1984
SBBFebruary 1985

Also from 1983: EW, EX.

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 EY car plate?

The EY series came out in October 1983. It was the newest series for 4 months, until EZ in February 1984. So a car with an EY plate was registered in October 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 EY plate?

No older than 43 years and 1 month (in November 2026), counted from October 1983, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an EY carโ€™s COE end?

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

EZ, which came out in February 1984, then SBA in August 1984. Before EY came EX (July 1983).

What letter does EY 1234 end in?

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

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