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SJD car plate: what year?

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

The SJD series first opened for biddingJanuary 2008It was the newest series for 1 month, until SJE in February 2008.

A car with an SJD plate was registered in January 2008 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 thanJanuary 2008
So no older than18 years and 10 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout January 2018 or later
Newest series untilFebruary 2008 (SJE)
Plates in the seriesSJD 1 H to SJD 9999 U

Check an SJD plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SJD

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SJAOctober 2007
SJBNovember 2007
SJCDecember 2007
SJDJanuary 2008
SJEFebruary 2008
SJFMarch 2008
SJGMay 2008

Also from 2008: SJE, SJF, SJG, SJH, SJJ, SJK, SJL, SJM, SJN.

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 SJD car plate?

The SJD series first opened for bidding in January 2008. It was the newest series for 1 month, until SJE in February 2008. So a car with an SJD plate was registered in January 2008 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 SJD plate?

No older than 18 years and 10 months (in November 2026), counted from January 2008, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SJD carโ€™s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in January 2008, when the series first opened for bidding, had its first COE run to about January 2018; one registered later, later still. So an SJD 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 SJD?

SJE, which first opened for bidding in February 2008, then SJF in March 2008. Before SJD came SJC (December 2007).

What letter does SJD 1234 end in?

SJD 1234 X. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: SJD 1 H, SJD 88 H, SJD 8888 M. Check any SJD plate.

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