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EZ car plate: what year?

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

The EZ series came outFebruary 1984It was the newest series for 6 months, until SBA in August 1984.

A car with an EZ plate was registered in February 1984 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 thanFebruary 1984
So no older than42 years and 9 months (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilAugust 1984 (SBA)
Plates in the seriesEZ 1 B to EZ 9999 M

Check an EZ plateโ€™s last letter

The series around EZ

SeriesCame out
EWMarch 1983
EXJuly 1983
EYOctober 1983
EZFebruary 1984
SBAAugust 1984
SBBFebruary 1985
SBCJanuary 1986

Also from 1984: SBA.

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 EZ car plate?

The EZ series came out in February 1984. It was the newest series for 6 months, until SBA in August 1984. So a car with an EZ plate was registered in February 1984 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 EZ plate?

No older than 42 years and 9 months (in November 2026), counted from February 1984, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an EZ carโ€™s COE end?

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

SBA, which came out in August 1984, then SBB in February 1985. Before EZ came EY (October 1983).

What letter does EZ 1234 end in?

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

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