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SKT car plate: what year?

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

The SKT series first opened for biddingMarch 2015It was the newest series for 2 months, until SKU in May 2015.

A car with an SKT plate was registered in March 2015 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 thanMarch 2015
So no older than11 years and 8 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout March 2025 or later
Newest series untilMay 2015 (SKU)
Plates in the seriesSKT 1 L to SKT 9999 Z

Check an SKT plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SKT

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SKQAugust 2014
SKROctober 2014
SKSJanuary 2015
SKTMarch 2015
SKUMay 2015
SKVJuly 2015
SKWSeptember 2015

Also from 2015: SKS, SKU, SKV, SKW, SKX, SKZ, SLA.

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 SKT car plate?

The SKT series first opened for bidding in March 2015. It was the newest series for 2 months, until SKU in May 2015. So a car with an SKT plate was registered in March 2015 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 SKT plate?

No older than 11 years and 8 months (in November 2026), counted from March 2015, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SKT carโ€™s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in March 2015, when the series first opened for bidding, had its first COE run to about March 2025; one registered later, later still. So an SKT 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 SKT?

SKU, which first opened for bidding in May 2015, then SKV in July 2015. Before SKT came SKS (January 2015).

What letter does SKT 1234 end in?

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

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