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SKR car plate: what year?

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

The SKR series first opened for biddingOctober 2014It was the newest series for 3 months, until SKS in January 2015.

A car with an SKR plate was registered in October 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 thanOctober 2014
So no older than12 years and 1 month (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout October 2024 or later
Newest series untilJanuary 2015 (SKS)
Plates in the seriesSKR 1 Y to SKR 9999 J

Check an SKR plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SKR

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SKNJanuary 2014
SKPMay 2014
SKQAugust 2014
SKROctober 2014
SKSJanuary 2015
SKTMarch 2015
SKUMay 2015

Also from 2014: SKN, SKP, SKQ.

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 SKR car plate?

The SKR series first opened for bidding in October 2014. It was the newest series for 3 months, until SKS in January 2015. So a car with an SKR plate was registered in October 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 SKR plate?

No older than 12 years and 1 month (in November 2026), counted from October 2014, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SKR carโ€™s COE end?

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

SKS, which first opened for bidding in January 2015, then SKT in March 2015. Before SKR came SKQ (August 2014).

What letter does SKR 1234 end in?

SKR 1234 K. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: SKR 1 Y, SKR 88 Y, SKR 8888 C. Check any SKR plate.

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