Ailsa n Dave

Hi,
Just curious really. I have a private plate in the UK and I'm wondering what the deal is with private plates in Canada (Ontario if the rules are different per province). I know that there is not the same rules around letters and number combo's and also I believe plates always stay with the owners when you change cars even if they aren't private?
Just generally wondering how do plates work over there? Are private plates expensive? What are the limits on what you can have etc??
Ails

Howefamily

I want one!

Cookie

Here in NS I pay $129.28 per year. All registration plates are owned by the Department of Motor Vehicles and you 'rent' them yearly.

There are restrictions but you go in to the Department of Motor Vehicles with your choice, they tap it into the computer and if it's available you purchase it for a year. Every year thereafter, you can renew it or change it

Auld Yin

You may have a personalized plate in Ontario provided it meets the requirements.
http://www.ontario.ca/en/services_fo...06_025217.html

dbd33

My plate is S0C7. It was a present but iirc it was $50 on top of the registration fee. You can have up to 7 characters and no obscenities the DMV can spot.

Tangram

Doesn't appear to be a requirement on that link to be a douche like there is in the UK.

Former Lancastrian

My plate cost $105 no yearly renewal and transferable if I bought a different vehicle.

Ailsa n Dave

Good link thanks

Ailsa n Dave

The way I'm reading it you can only buy them direct from the provincial government vehicles dept (equiv of dvla). Does that mean the prices stay sensible and they don't charge silly money for "good" plates like they do in the UK?

dbd33

There's no market for plates, you can't sell them. You can only request an unused combination of letters, numbers and symbols from the plate issuer.

Ailsa n Dave

Sounds good to me! Ta!

Aviator

Can never understand paying for vanity plates. You get bugger all for it and most of the time nobody else understands or cares what it means.

rdashmore

I saw this the other day on Facebook. . . too funny. Nobody would think that "AGINA" is a bad. . . not thinking that the personalized university logo is the letter "V".

http://dtacconelli.com/blog/virginia-license-plate/

Hahaha!

Novocastrian

There's a well-to-do looking man who drives around here in a Rolls sporting the vanity plate "NO WIFEE". I bet he gets a lot for it. And often.

Former Lancastrian

I find it useful when being pulled over by the police as its easy to remember as opposed to some random numbers and letters given to you by the licencing office. Some keep others guessing when behind you as to what is the meaning behind the plate. Other than that you are correct but mine was bought for me so it wasnt my money being shelled out for it or me being vain.