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SLH car plate: what year?

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

The SLH series first opened for biddingSeptember 2016It was the newest series for 1 month, until SLJ in October 2016.

A car with an SLH plate was registered in September 2016 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 thanSeptember 2016
So no older than10 years and 2 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout September 2026 or later
Newest series untilOctober 2016 (SLJ)
Plates in the seriesSLH 1 M to SLH 9999 A

Check an SLH plateโ€™s last letter

The series around SLH

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SLEMay 2016
SLFJuly 2016
SLGAugust 2016
SLHSeptember 2016
SLJOctober 2016
SLKNovember 2016
SLLJanuary 2017

Also from 2016: SLB, SLC, SLD, SLE, SLF, SLG, SLJ, SLK.

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 SLH car plate?

The SLH series first opened for bidding in September 2016. It was the newest series for 1 month, until SLJ in October 2016. So a car with an SLH plate was registered in September 2016 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 SLH plate?

No older than 10 years and 2 months (in November 2026), counted from September 2016, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SLH carโ€™s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in September 2016, when the series first opened for bidding, had its first COE run to about September 2026; one registered later, later still. So an SLH 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 SLH?

SLJ, which first opened for bidding in October 2016, then SLK in November 2016. Before SLH came SLG (August 2016).

What letter does SLH 1234 end in?

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

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