Ontario drivers shortly is not going to be expected to renew their licence plates: Ford

Premier Doug Ford states motorists in Ontario will soon be able to skip the once-a-year registration of their licence plates as the province operates to make this procedure automated.

Ford made the announcement at a information conference in Toronto on Tuesday early morning.

“We are receiving rid of that absolutely. Registering your vehicle, we did the initial move, obtaining rid of the stickers. Now we are getting rid of the re-registration,” the premier stated in reaction to a problem about a surge in expired plates on Ontario streets.

“It will be automatically re-registered so individuals will not have to get worried about that at all.”

The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) confirmed to CTV News Toronto that as of January 2024, there are 1,015,139 expired plates in Ontario.

A spokesperson for the ministry stated the computerized renewal will only be offered for motorists “in very good standing,” which means that folks with parking tickets or toll bills will have to do it manually.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt formerly explained that far more and much more motorists are forgetting to renew now that the system is free.

The Ford federal government previously eradicated all costs affiliated with the annual registration of licence plates in 2022.

As of March 13, 2022, drivers of passenger automobiles, bikes, mopeds and mild professional cars were being no extended needed to pay out to renew their licence plates or put a sticker on them. The cost to renew licence stickers for the yr was formerly $60 in northern Ontario and $120 in southern Ontario.

In December, Ontario Provincial Law enforcement confirmed to CTV Toronto that there had been hundreds of countless numbers of motorists throughout the province with unregistered licence plates subsequent the transfer by the province. Motorists are now needed to renew their plates on their birthday just about every calendar year. Motorists who fail to renew their plate could encounter a $500 great for the violation under the Freeway Targeted visitors Act.

When requested when renewals will officially be scrapped, Ford could not provide particulars but pointed out that it will materialize “extremely before long.”

“It will be legislated when we get back,” he said.

The premier’s place of work confirmed to CP24.com that the licence plate renewal changes will be aspect of a much larger invoice that includes a need that a foreseeable future provincial carbon pricing system be place to a referendum.

The invoice is anticipated to be tabled Tuesday when MPPs return to the Legislature.