Drivers who may have forgotten to renew their license plates may soon be getting a break. Premier Ford says soon that process will be taken care of by the province.
“It’ll be automatically re-registered so people won’t have to worry about that at all,” Ford told reporters at an event in Mississauga.
The Toronto Star reported Monday that up to 1 million drivers were riding around with expired licence plates. In 2022, the province eliminated the need to purchase renewal stickers at a cost of $120.
However, the paper reported many drivers didn’t realize they still needed to renew their plates every two years.
“We did the first step, getting rid of the sticker, now were getting rid of the re registration,” Ford said.
Until the change is introduced in upcoming legislation, drivers must still renew their plates online. If not, drivers can face a fine up to $1,000.
Many Humber students who drive to the College say the proposed change will be good news.
“That’s awesome,” Nicole Hoben, a media communications student, said. “I don’t have a lot of money and I live on my own.”
Jose Mendez’s eyes lit up after hearing the news. The occupational and physiotherapy assistant student said, “Being a college student is very financially hard, and that gives us the little bit of extra help that we need.”
The province still requires drivers to renew their licences. You can sign up for reminders to do that at reminders.ontario.ca.