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SCK car plate: what year?

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

The SCK series came outSeptember 1995It was the newest series for 4 months, until SCL in January 1996.

A car with an SCK plate was registered in September 1995 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 thanSeptember 1995
So no older than31 years and 2 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout September 2005 or later
Newest series untilJanuary 1996 (SCL)
Plates in the seriesSCK 1 D to SCK 9999 R

Check an SCK plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SCK

SeriesCame out
SCGSeptember 1994
SCHJanuary 1995
SCJMay 1995
SCKSeptember 1995
SCLJanuary 1996
SCMMay 1996
SCNOctober 1996

Also from 1995: SCH, SCJ.

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 SCK car plate?

The SCK series came out in September 1995. It was the newest series for 4 months, until SCL in January 1996. So a car with an SCK plate was registered in September 1995 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 SCK plate?

No older than 31 years and 2 months (in November 2026), counted from September 1995, when the series came out. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SCK carโ€™s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in September 1995, when the series came out, had its first COE run to about September 2005; one registered later, later still. So an SCK 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 SCK?

SCL, which came out in January 1996, then SCM in May 1996. Before SCK came SCJ (May 1995).

What letter does SCK 1234 end in?

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

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