Money Talks: Ontario license plate refunds favour fleet owners over average drivers, critics say
Hamilton, Ontario — An investigation into license plate refunds indicates that it disproportionately favours Canadians with more than five vehicles, with CTV News reporting that a single person received more than $38,000. During a press conference Thursday, transportation minister Caroline Mulroney said “there’s very rare cases of people who own a large number of cars, […]
Peeled and Peeved: B.C. man fined $230 for damaged license plate
Prince George, British Columbia – Thousands of B.C. drivers have been fined for illegible license plates, with one driver facing a $230 fine for his peeling plate. In an interview with the Prince George Citizen, the driver in question, Dave Muirhead, said that his plates probably dates back to 2004. Since then, a quarter of […]
Just Learned Photoshop: Alberta driver pulled over with printed-out license plate
Edmonton, Alberta — Fashion, technology, fathers—these are all things that come and go in life. But what never leaves? Human will and ingenuity. An Edmonton, Alta. driver was pulled over by police early in March, initially for having a tinted license plate cover that they were using to obscure the truly dastardly deception. What was […]
Friday Fun: Rich kids from China buying high-end cars in Vancouver, license plate readers and experts say AVs are ‘decades away’
By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — April 14, 2016 — It’s time for another edition of Friday Fun! This week: Hyper-rich kids of the Chinese Communist Party elite super heat the Vancouver high-end car market, license plate readers create private plate databases and all the reasons AVs may be decades away from getting on the […]
