The series around SGB
| Series | First open for bidding |
|---|
| SFY | July 2005 |
| SFZ | September 2005 |
| SGA | September 2005 |
| SGB | October 2005 |
| SGC | December 2005 |
| SGD | December 2005 |
| SGE | January 2006 |
Also from 2005: SFS, SFT, SFU, SFV, SFW, SFX, SFY, SFZ, SGA, SGC, SGD.
From LTAโs 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 SGB car plate?
The SGB series first opened for bidding in October 2005. It was the newest series for 2 months, until SGC in December 2005. So a car with an SGB plate was registered in October 2005 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 SGB plate?
No older than 21 years and 1 month (in November 2026), counted from October 2005, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.
When does an SGB carโs COE end?
A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in October 2005, when the series first opened for bidding, had its first COE run to about October 2015; one registered later, later still. So an SGB 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 SGB?
SGC, which first opened for bidding in December 2005, then SGD in December 2005. Before SGB came SGA (September 2005).
What letter does SGB 1234 end in?
SGB 1234 S. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: SGB 1 D, SGB 88 D, SGB 8888 J. Check any SGB plate.