Special Series Overview

S_Q

Sibu registrations with the Sarawak Q suffix, 1988 to 1991

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Key Facts

Issue Date
1988
Issuance Range
S + letter + number + Q
Rarity
Legacy format (historic Sarawak registration)
Transfer Rules
Legacy registration; retention and transfer depend on current JPJ eligibility.

Issuing State

Key Points

  • Sibu plates with a Q suffix, 1988 to 1991.
  • The Q separated Sarawak's S from Sabah's S.
  • Replaced by QS from 1991.

Series Overview

S_Q covers registrations from Sarawak's Third Division, Sibu, in the suffix-Q period. S also stood for Sabah and, earlier, Singapore, so from 1988 Sarawak added a Q to the end of its plates.

In 1991 the Q moved to the front, and Sibu became QS.

Sources

Sources checked for the S_Q entry.

  1. Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia
    Wikipedia
    Open citation: Vehicle Registration Plates Of Malaysia
  2. Sarawak
    Europlate Blog
    Open citation: Sarawak

Frequently Asked Questions

Is an S...Q plate from Sabah?

No. The Q suffix marks it as a Sarawak registration from Sibu.

What replaced S...Q plates?

QS, Sibu's Q-front code since 1991.

For normal state series (V, B, J, etc.), see the Series Index. For broader JPJ plate-index context, visit the Plate Index.

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Sri Aman registrations with the Sarawak Q suffix, 1988 to 1991

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M_Q

Miri registrations with the Sarawak Q suffix, 1988 to 1991

M + letter + number + Q

6D

Sarawak Sixth Division (Sarikei) code, 1970s to 1991

6D + letter + number, with Q suffix from 1988 (e.g. 6DA 124 Q)

K_Q

Kuching registrations with the Sarawak Q suffix, 1988 to 1991

K + letter + number + Q (e.g. KH 7009 Q, KE 8192 Q)

T_S

Tawau registrations with the post-1963 Sabah S suffix

T + number + S (e.g. T 1659 S)

7D

Sarawak Seventh Division (Kapit) code, 1970s to 1991

7D + letter + number, with Q suffix from 1988

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H + state letter + serial (e.g. HWA 1234, HQ 687)

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EJ + number, then EJA and EJB (e.g. EJ 2053)

K_S

Kudat registrations with the post-1963 Sabah S suffix

K + number + S (e.g. K 314 S)

SG

Government vehicle code used by both Sabah and, before 1991, Sarawak

SG + number (Sabah); SG + number + Q, then SG + number + AQ/BQ (Sarawak, before 1991)

EK

Sabah E-prefix code for Kudat

EK + number

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