Cat A premium steady but all else rise

THE premium for a small car certificate of entitlement, or COE, dipped yesterday but those for the other categories climbed. In the first bidding exercise for March, Cat A - for cars below 1,600cc and 130 hp - slipped $202 to $76,999.

But Cat B - for cars above 1,600cc or 130 hp - rose $2,106 to $80,710, while Cat E - the open category - increased $3,000 to $82,000. Cat C and Cat D were also higher, with the former - for goods vehicles - up $3,412…