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Renew your COE with your eyes open.

A practical 20-page guide for existing car owners deciding whether to renew for five years, renew for ten, replace the car or move on.

20 pages 12 figures 4 ownership paths
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SGROAR FIELD GUIDE 02

KEEP, RENEW
OR MOVE ON?

The COE renewal guide for existing car owners

2026 EDITION
Crucial decision

A five-year renewal for a Category A or B car is final. At the end of that term, the vehicle cannot be renewed again. The guide explains this and the other irreversible choices before you pay PQP.

Inside the guide

Resolve the financial, mechanical and deadline questions together.

01

The deadline

A twelve-month renewal clock, late-renewal rules and the exact point at which disposal becomes compulsory.

02

The term

Five years versus ten years, annualised PQP and why the shorter choice can become a trap.

03

The timing

How PQP works, where to find it and when early renewal forfeits unused COE days.

04

The value

PARF opportunity cost, renewed-COE rebates, road-tax surcharge and the real first-year cheque.

05

The car

A mechanical gate, two-year repair forecast and evidence-based reliability reserve.

06

The alternatives

Selling, scrapping, exporting and EPZ storage—plus the disposal and rebate clocks.

A look inside

Pages designed to prevent expensive mistakes.

Use the guide twelve months before expiry, again when comparing the five- and ten-year terms, and once more before making payment.

Guide page warning about the irreversible five-year renewal choice
The five-year trapUnderstand the choice you cannot reverse later.
Guide page charting the older-car road-tax surcharge through age twenty
Age 10 to age 20See how the road-tax surcharge changes.
Guide page showing an illustrative first-year COE renewal cash requirement
The real renewal chequeBudget beyond PQP for repairs and ownership costs.
Guide page comparing scrapping, exporting and export processing zone storage
If you do not renewTrack the disposal and rebate deadlines separately.

COE expiring within twelve months? Start while you still have time to inspect the car, preserve value and compare every path.

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Built on current official rules.

Renewal, PQP, PARF/COE rebates, deregistration and road-tax guidance are referenced against LTA and OneMotoring. Verify owner-specific figures before acting because rates and procedures can change.