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SNS car plate: what year?

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

The SNS series first opened for biddingMay 2024It was the newest series for 2 months, until SNT in July 2024.

A car with an SNS plate was registered in May 2024 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 2024
So no older than2 years and 6 months (in November 2026)
First 10-year COE toabout May 2034 or later
Newest series untilJuly 2024 (SNT)
Plates in the seriesSNS 1 G to SNS 9999 T

Check an SNS plate’s last letter

The series around SNS

SeriesFirst open for bidding
SNPNovember 2023
SNQJanuary 2024
SNRMarch 2024
SNSMay 2024
SNTJuly 2024
SNUAugust 2024
SNVNovember 2024

Also from 2024: SNQ, SNR, SNT, SNU, SNV.

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 SNS car plate?

The SNS series first opened for bidding in May 2024. It was the newest series for 2 months, until SNT in July 2024. So a car with an SNS plate was registered in May 2024 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 SNS plate?

No older than 2 years and 6 months (in November 2026), counted from May 2024, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.

When does an SNS car’s COE end?

A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in May 2024, when the series first opened for bidding, has its first COE running to about May 2034; 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 SNS?

SNT, which first opened for bidding in July 2024, then SNU in August 2024. Before SNS came SNR (March 2024).

What letter does SNS 1234 end in?

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

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