Replacing bubbling plates - when do you get replacement plates?

Immortal wrote: ↑ So I know what to do if I have bubbling / peeled plates. According to : https://www.ontario.ca/page/replace-los ... #section-6

Bring the two plates, along with the following items, to the nearest ServiceOntario centre:

• identification (e.g. driver’s licence)
• proof of valid insurance from an insurance provider licensed in Ontario
• the original vehicle permit (plate and vehicle portions)

Everything makes sense but do I get new plates right away? If I have to bring both my plates, do they keep them? how do I drive home? Did I miss something?

Thanks

KevinM56081 wrote: ↑ Yes. You get them right away. Bring a screwdriver. Remove in parking lot. Obtain new plates, install in parking lot.

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ FYI You get a new number as well when you do this.

Side rant. I've always wondered why it is not a ticketable violation to have plates which cannot be read. I've seen plates so bad you can't see any blue on them.

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ FYI You get a new number as well when you do this.

Side rant. I've always wondered why it is not a ticketable violation to have plates which cannot be read. I've seen plates so bad you can't see any blue on them.

submarine wrote: ↑ It is ticketable offence to have plates that can't be read. It's just that its not enforced as much as it should be with COVID and the issue with the "B" series plates.

Ecsta wrote: ↑ It is, but police don't enforce it.

submarine wrote: ↑ It is ticketable offence to have plates that can't be read. It's just that its not enforced as much as it should be with COVID and the issue with the "B" series plates.

Ecsta wrote: ↑ It is, but police don't enforce it.

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ FYI You get a new number as well when you do this.

Side rant. I've always wondered why it is not a ticketable violation to have plates which cannot be read. I've seen plates so bad you can't see any blue on them.

Immortal wrote: ↑ I mean it makes sense. I thought where could they store a machine that stamps plates right away? What a service!

So... with new plate numbers, other than having to remember a new plate. Is there anything that I need to update or be aware of?

Immortal wrote: ↑ I mean it makes sense. I thought where could they store a machine that stamps plates right away? What a service!

So... with new plate numbers, other than having to remember a new plate. Is there anything that I need to update or be aware of?

gr8dlr wrote: ↑ Nothing else to update/be aware of that I can think of ....some ppl are attached to their old plates because they've had them forever so they don't want to give it up. Kind of like getting a 416 phone number.

motomondo wrote: ↑ But I understand there is a charge if the plates are older than 5 years.

"ServiceOntario will replace licence plates at no charge that are deemed to be defective if they are returned to a ServiceOntario Centre within 5 years of the purchase date. Otherwise, a $59 replacement fee would apply."

gizmo8 wrote: ↑ City should give parking enforcement workers the ability to ticket parked cars with plate covers and unreadable plates.

michelb wrote: ↑ I suspect that this is not an option; parking tickets are given by "By-law enforcement" (which they are allowed to do). Expired registration, plate covers, unreadable plates, you can also add damaged taillights, windshield, bald tires, etc are all Highway Traffic Act violations and by-law officers are not authorized to ticket for those. Also, there's no incentive; by-law officers are city employees ticketing for money that goes to the city. HTA violations do not go to the city.

michelb wrote: ↑ I suspect that this is not an option; parking tickets are given by "By-law enforcement" (which they are allowed to do). Expired registration, plate covers, unreadable plates, you can also add damaged taillights, windshield, bald tires, etc are all Highway Traffic Act violations and by-law officers are not authorized to ticket for those. Also, there's no incentive; by-law officers are city employees ticketing for money that goes to the city. HTA violations do not go to the city.

hightech wrote: ↑ Kinda makes for a slap in the face for people who follow the rules (i.e. renew stickers, make sure the plates are readable, no smoke covers). It's like the people who are doing this are sticking the finger at the good guys and the cops as they don't do anything.