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SKP car plate: what year?

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

The SKP series first opened for biddingMay 2014It was the newest series for 3 months, until SKQ in August 2014.

A car with an SKP plate was registered in May 2014 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 thanMay 2014
So no older than12 years and 6 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout May 2024 or later
Newest series untilAugust 2014 (SKQ)
Plates in the seriesSKP 1 H to SKP 9999 U

Check an SKP plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SKP

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SKLJune 2013
SKMSeptember 2013
SKNJanuary 2014
SKPMay 2014
SKQAugust 2014
SKROctober 2014
SKSJanuary 2015

Also from 2014: SKN, SKQ, SKR.

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 SKP car plate?

The SKP series first opened for bidding in May 2014. It was the newest series for 3 months, until SKQ in August 2014. So a car with an SKP plate was registered in May 2014 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 SKP plate?

No older than 12 years and 6 months (in November 2026), counted from May 2014, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SKP carโ€™s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in May 2014, when the series first opened for bidding, had its first COE run to about May 2024; one registered later, later still. So an SKP 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 SKP?

SKQ, which first opened for bidding in August 2014, then SKR in October 2014. Before SKP came SKN (January 2014).

What letter does SKP 1234 end in?

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

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