When the SPN series came out, how old a SPN car can be, and when its COE runs out.
A car with an SPN plate was registered in October 2026 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 than | October 2026 |
| So no older than | 1 month (in November 2026) |
| First 10-year COE to | about October 2036 or later |
| Plates in the series | SPN 1 J to SPN 9999 X |
Also from 2026: SPG, SPH, SPJ, SPK, SPL, SPM.
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.
The SPN series first opened for bidding in October 2026. It’s the newest series. So a car with an SPN plate was registered in October 2026 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.
No older than 1 month (in November 2026), counted from October 2026, when the series first opened for bidding. It can be younger: the plate only says when the number came out.
A COE lasts 10 years from registration, so a car registered in October 2026, when the series first opened for bidding, has its first COE running to about October 2036; 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.
Nothing yet: SPN is the newest series. A new series comes out every month or two, announced in an LTA circular on OneMotoring, in order through the alphabet (the third letter is never I or O).
SPN 1234 Y. The last letter is a checksum worked out from the prefix and the number: SPN 1 J, SPN 88 J, SPN 8888 P. Check any SPN plate.
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