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SCA car plate: what year?

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

The SCA series came outDecember 1993It was the newest series for 3 months, until SCE in March 1994.

A car with an SCA plate was registered in December 1993 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 thanDecember 1993
So no older than32 years and 11 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout December 2003 or later
Newest series untilMarch 1994 (SCE)
Plates in the seriesSCA 1 G to SCA 9999 T

Check an SCA plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SCA

SeriesCame out
SBXMarch 1993
SBYJune 1993
SBZSeptember 1993
SCADecember 1993
SCEMarch 1994
SCFJune 1994
SCGSeptember 1994

Also from 1993: SBX, SBY, SBZ.

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 SCA car plate?

The SCA series came out in December 1993. It was the newest series for 3 months, until SCE in March 1994. So a car with an SCA plate was registered in December 1993 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 SCA plate?

No older than 32 years and 11 months (in November 2026), counted from December 1993, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SCA carโ€™s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in December 1993, when the series came out, had its first COE run to about December 2003; one registered later, later still. So an SCA car still on the road has had its COE renewed for 5 or 10 more years at the Prevailing Quota Premium: see the latest COE prices and PQP, and the PARF and COE rebates for scrapping it.

What comes after SCA?

SCE, which came out in March 1994, then SCF in June 1994. Before SCA came SBZ (September 1993).

What letter does SCA 1234 end in?

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

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