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SBG car plate: what year?

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

The SBG series came outOctober 1988It was the newest series for 3 months, until SBH in January 1989.

A car with an SBG plate was registered in October 1988 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 1988
So no older than38 years and 1 month (in November 2026)
COEnone when new, if registered before May 1990
Newest series untilJanuary 1989 (SBH)
Plates in the seriesSBG 1 L to SBG 9999 Z

Check an SBG plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SBG

SeriesCame out
SBDMarch 1987
SBEDecember 1987
SBFJune 1988
SBGOctober 1988
SBHJanuary 1989
SBJMay 1989
SBKSeptember 1989

Also from 1988: SBF.

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 SBG car plate?

The SBG series came out in October 1988. It was the newest series for 3 months, until SBH in January 1989. So a car with an SBG plate was registered in October 1988 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 SBG plate?

No older than 38 years and 1 month (in November 2026), counted from October 1988, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SBG carโ€™s COE end?

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

SBH, which came out in January 1989, then SBJ in May 1989. Before SBG came SBF (June 1988).

What letter does SBG 1234 end in?

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

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