For normal registration plates, with the exception of special government plates and events vehicle plates, there’s also a checksum letter at the end. ‘F’, ‘I’, ‘N’, ‘O’, ‘Q’, ‘V’ and ‘W’ are not used as checksum letters.

This means that the letter is generated via an algorithm, and is not randomly assigned as what was commonly believed. The formula works by converting up to two letters of the prefix to numbers (A=1, Z=26). Next, each individual number is multiplied by a set of fixed numbers – 14, 2, 12, 2, 11 and 1.

The results are then added together and divided by 19. The remainder will then be used to find the corresponding letter in a string of 19 (A, Y, U, S, P, L, J, G, D, B, Z, X, T, R, M, K, H, E, C), with 0=A, Y=1, etc.

Take for instance, SFA1234 will have ‘J’ as its checksum letter.

1. Make better LTA Number bidding decisions.
Before the release of a new bidding series, our checksum can generate the full vehicle number. Assuming, you are waiting for a new series to be released by LTA and you are deciding if you want to bid for the registration number SMP 1. By using our checksum, you can make a better decision knowing that the full registration number for SMP 1 ending with J.

2. Car Dealers and Motor Insurance Agents.
   Customers of Car dealers or Motor insurance agents may tend to forget the last prefix of their registration number. The Car dealer or motor insurance agent can use our checksum to confirm the last prefix or alphabet. The agents can then use the registration number to check the resale value of the vehicle or generate motor insurance.
3. Validate the vehicle number plate.
   Wondering if the vehicle with the unique number plate is from Malaysia or Singapore? Or do you find a vehicle registration plate looking suspicious? Validate it with our Checksum and have fun.