Taxis - all plates start with SH
--Yes.
Private autos - all plates start with S, yes. Saw a Lexus with a plate starting with E. Is that from outside of Singapore?
--Before the SFx series, it was the S, then then E, then the SB series.
G - Commercial vehicle - seen on lots of small trucks and vans
Y - also seen on small trucks and vans - any difference to G?
-- G = light goods veh, = Class 3 license,
-- Y = medium goods veh = Class 4 license
-- X = Heavy Veh = Class 5 license
P - private bus?
-- Too complicated... See website listed below.
http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/o ... le0/0.html
Red plate - can only be used at night.
--Weekend Car, can only be used from 7pm - 7am on weekdays, 3pm onwards on Sat, Fullday on Sun. Othertimes, need to display a $20 per day coupon.
Any difference between black on yellow plates and white on black plates?
--No.
Anything else?
W series are works veh like old Landrover tow trucks.
SxxxxCD are diplomatic plates.
Green with red plates are off road veh licenced to exist in Sg.
Yellow with blue plates are research veh testing hybrid engines, often seen in CBD area.
3alphabets plates with no check alphabet at the end are West Msia veh.
SA plates are East Msia veh.
Red plates with hyphens are diplomatic plates in Msia.
SJx are High Court Justices.
SP1 is chief of Police.
MID are military veh.
QX are govt veh.
QY are statutory board veh.
SBS is SBS Transit buses.
TIB is SMRT buses.
Hope this helps.
