If it’s not enforced is it really illegal? I’m seeing more and more tinted plates so dark you can’t even read the plate unless you’re 5ft away.
Illegal…but no one cares.
Any GTAM'ers own an electric vehicle?
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Illegal…but no one cares.
Those references are related to plate and validation. I don't think you'd have trouble beating the ticket if you added a badge. The plate was on the vehicle that it was authorized for. You could dress the vehicle up as a dinosaur and that would still not be a valid ticket. Validations are all dead now so section e is almost meaningless (conceivably you could still have an old fake sticker on a plate).
That actually is illegal. I expect police to start caring more about this as they lean more heavily on ALPR.
Number plate to be kept clean
(2) Every number plate shall be kept free from dirt and obstruction and shall be affixed so that the entire number plate, including the numbers, is plainly visible at all times, and the view of the number plate shall not be obscured or obstructed by spare tires, bumper bars, any part of the vehicle, any attachments to the vehicle or the load carried. 1994, c. 27, s. 138 (7).
Obstruction prohibited
(3) The number plates shall not be obstructed by any device that prevents the entire number plates including the numbers from being accurately photographed using an automated speed enforcement system. 2017, c. 9, s. 3.
Same
(3.0.1) The number plates shall not be obstructed by any device that prevents the entire number plates including the numbers from being accurately photographed using a red light camera system. 1998, c. 38, s. 2 (1).
Same
(3.1) The number plates shall not be obstructed by any device or material that prevents the entire number plates including the numbers from being identified by an electronic toll system. 1996, c. 1, Sched. E, s. 2 (1).
Offence
(4) Every person who contravenes subsection (2), (3), (3.0.1) or (3.1) is guilty of an offence. 1993, c. 31, s. 2 (5); 1996, c. 1, Sched. E, s. 2 (2); 1998, c. 38, s. 2 (2).
It wouldn't be illegal unless you were trying to commit some sort of fraud by doing it.
The paperwork is tied to the official make and model.. a lot of times the model name on paperwork, like ownership, doesn't match the model name badged on the car.
You can order vehicles without badging.
I had my evo badges changed to regular lancer badges. 330i badges on an M3, etc..
Everyone knows it's illegal...but no one cares. The only time I've heard of that charge being used is as an add-on.
Hell I got stopped near your place about 15 years ago with a CLEAR cover on my plates and the OPP officer decided to give me just a warning. And that plate was clear!
Fact is that those plate covers are sold all over the place (including Service Ontario), and no one actually cares.
I guess it's one of those things that's up to the officer to decide. I'm sure an officer having a bad day could say, your plate is registered to a tesla but I see you're driving an audi, here's a ticket.
I've heard of people getting ticketed for having a clear licence plate cover.
I've heard of people getting ticketed for having a clear licence plate cover.
An officer can lay all sorts of BS tickets. JP should toss that one easily as it's clearly not an HTA violation. The plate is on the vehicle it was registered too. Present that paperwork in court and it's over for the prosecution. There is no requirement or law that prevents you from altering the appearance. Hell, you can body kit a corvette to make it look like a lamborghini and that is entirely legal as the vin matches the ownership and registered plate.
