THIRD SCHEDULE
Rule 14
The index marks for vehicles registered in Singapore shall be as follows:
Type of Vehicles
 
Index Series
1.Motor cycles and scooters licensed to carry passengers
 
A, AA to AZ;
F, FA to FZ; and
FBA to FZZ.
2.Motor cars registered in the names of private individuals or car‑sharing co‑operatives;
 motor cars registered in the names of companies, business concerns, professional firms, societies, associations, clubs, etc., with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998;
 private hire cars registered with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998; and
 motor cars registered in the name of the Government or a Statutory Board on or after 1st April 2019, except for civil defence operations cars, cars used for fire-fighting purposes, and police operations cars.
 
S, SB, SC, SE, SF, SJ to SY;
E, EA to EZ;
SBA to SBR, SBT to SBZ;
SCA, SCE to SCR, SCU to SCZ;
SDA, SDB, SDD to SDZ;
SFA to SGZ;
SJA to SMA, SMC to SSZ;
STA, STB, STD, STF to STZ; and
SVA to SYZ.
3.Motor cars registered in the names of companies, business concerns, professional firms, societies, associations, clubs, etc., with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998
 
Q, QA to QW, QZ;
QEA to QEZ;
QBA to QBR, QBT to QBZ;
QCA, QCE to QCR, QCU to QCZ;
QDA, QDB, QDD to QDZ;
QFA to QGZ;
QJA to QSY;
QTA, QTB, QTD, QTF to QTZ; and
QVA to QWZ.
4.Private hire cars registered with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998
 
SZ, SZA to SZZ.
5.Motor cars registered in the name of the Government or a Statutory Board that are —
(a)registered before 1st April 2019;
(b)civil defence operations cars;
(c)used for fire-fighting purposes; or
(d)police operations cars.
 
QX, QY;
QXA to QXZ; and
QYA to QYZ.
6.School buses
 
CB.
7.Consular/Diplomatic Corps vehicles
 
CC, CD, TC, TE.
8.Private buses, private hire buses and excursion buses registered with a certificate of entitlement issued before 1st April 1998
 
PB, PH, PZ.
9.Private buses, private hire buses and excursion buses registered with a certificate of entitlement issued on or after 1st April 1998
 
PA, PC to PG, PJ to PN, PP to PT, PV to PY; and
PBA to PZZ.
10.Omnibuses
 
TIB, SDC, CSS, SBS, SMB, SG.
11.Taxis
 
SH, SHA to SHZ.
12.Goods vehicles and recovery vehicles having a maximum laden weight not exceeding 3.5 metric tons
 
G, GA to GZ; and
GBA to GZZ.
13.Goods vehicles and recovery vehicles having a maximum laden weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons and constructed with not more than 2 axles
 
Y, YA to YZ; and
YBA to YZZ.
14.Goods vehicles having a maximum laden weight exceeding 3.5 metric tons and constructed with more than 2 axles
 
X, XA to XZ; and
XBA to XZZ.
15.Locomotives and tractors, construction equipment and engineering plant
 
W, WA to WZ; and
WBA to WZZ.
16.Trailers
 
TR, TRA to TZZ.
17.Motor cycles and scooters (Traffic Police Department)
 
TP.
18.Land Transport Authority of Singapore’s motor cycles and scooters
 
LTA.
19.Vehicles registered for use within such areas as may be approved by the Registrar
 
RU.
20.Pulau Ubin Scheme vehicles
 
PU.
21.Vehicles kept or used for research and development or for such other purposes as may be approved by the Registrar
 
RA to RT, RV to RZ.
[S 249/2019 wef 01/04/2019]
[S 650/2015 wef 06/11/2015]
Notes:
  The above mentioned index marks shall also apply to the following categories of motor vehicles registered before 1st January 1975:
(a)all goods vehicles;
(b)motor cars registered in the names of companies, business concerns, professional firms, societies, associations, clubs, etc.; and
(c)locomotives and tractors, construction equipment and engineering plant.
The Registrar shall assign new identification marks to all motor vehicles so affected.