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SNL car plate: what year?

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

The SNL series first opened for biddingMarch 2023It was the newest series for 3 months, until SNM in June 2023.

A car with an SNL plate was registered in March 2023 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 2023
So no older than3 years and 8 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout March 2033 or later
Newest series untilJune 2023 (SNM)
Plates in the seriesSNL 1 T to SNL 9999 E

Check an SNL plate’s last letter

The series around SNL

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SNHJuly 2022
SNJOctober 2022
SNKDecember 2022
SNLMarch 2023
SNMJune 2023
SNNSeptember 2023
SNPNovember 2023

Also from 2023: SNM, SNN, SNP.

From LTA’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 SNL car plate?

The SNL series first opened for bidding in March 2023. It was the newest series for 3 months, until SNM in June 2023. So a car with an SNL plate was registered in March 2023 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 SNL plate?

No older than 3 years and 8 months (in November 2026), counted from March 2023, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SNL car’s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in March 2023, when the series first opened for bidding, has its first COE running to about March 2033; one registered later, later still. After that it’s deregistered, or 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 SNL?

SNM, which first opened for bidding in June 2023, then SNN in September 2023. Before SNL came SNK (December 2022).

What letter does SNL 1234 end in?

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

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