how are these people with European cars going to remember there numberplate when they can’t even remember to use their blinkers.

p1 said :

Makes sense if you own a car which has places specifically designed to hold numbers plates this shape. As usual it as only taken the ACT Gov’t a decade to provide something which was called for (and could have been provided in a fraction of the time).

Hear, hear! How dare Govco overlook this issue of vital relevance to 21st century living! >:0

cranky said :

Remaking the plate that bit smaller runs the risk of attracting the interest of the plate police, resulting in Court time. Ask me how I know. As if our Rego inspectors didn’t have anything else to do.

Did it have the correct number? Could you read it from a distance? Yes. Could it have been made to deceive? No. But you didn’t buy it from a shopfront, and Govco missed out on the dollars you spent. So off to court we go.

Is it reflective?

noma said :

Looking at the number plate makes me wonder if it will make it harder to memorise number plates of people who do hit & run or involved in crime because all 6 characters are together. Isn’t that the same reason why mobile phone numbers are usually displayed in 3 lots, e.g. xxxx xxx xxx

Style and size great. I agree too many characters to remember and not clear, the first style is better. with Yxx nnx this gives 1,757,600 combinations, enough for Canberra ? remove a few for YUP 00H, YIP 15S, YOB OO0, etc, plenty !!

Also I am surprised that with the advent of P2P cameras (and more to come) that there hasn’t been a ACT.GOV Pty Ltd message about legible + clean + visible plates.

No thought seems to have been applied to the (originally) sourced Japanese and American vehicles. Both countries standard plates are that bit smaller than the Australian standard 370 x 130mm plate, meaning our standard plates have to be trimmed or bent to fit the standard hole.

Remaking the plate that bit smaller runs the risk of attracting the interest of the plate police, resulting in Court time. Ask me how I know. As if our Rego inspectors didn’t have anything else to do.

Did it have the correct number? Could you read it from a distance? Yes. Could it have been made to deceive? No. But you didn’t buy it from a shopfront, and Govco missed out on the dollars you spent. So off to court we go.

Sorry. I do get pretty uptight about what I consider to be Govco maximising their return from the monopoly they hold.

dvaey said :

p1 said :

Makes sense if you own a car which has places specifically designed to hold numbers plates this shape. As usual it as only taken the ACT Gov’t a decade to provide something which was called for (and could have been provided in a fraction of the time).

How is this different to non-standard plates, other than the addition of another character? If you have an unusual car that needs a ‘number plate this shape’, then you simply fill in the form and pay the fee.

http://www.rego.act.gov.au/registrations/regononstandardplate.htm

*sigh*
They are a different shape. Longer and skinnier.

bikhet said :

I’ve never understood the desire for personalised plates, but I’m happy for them to make a voluntary contribution to general revenue.

+1

p1 said :

Makes sense if you own a car which has places specifically designed to hold numbers plates this shape. As usual it as only taken the ACT Gov’t a decade to provide something which was called for (and could have been provided in a fraction of the time).

How is this different to non-standard plates, other than the addition of another character? If you have an unusual car that needs a ‘number plate this shape’, then you simply fill in the form and pay the fee.

http://www.rego.act.gov.au/registrations/regononstandardplate.htm

Looking at the number plate makes me wonder if it will make it harder to memorise number plates of people who do hit & run or involved in crime because all 6 characters are together. Isn’t that the same reason why mobile phone numbers are usually displayed in 3 lots, e.g. xxxx xxx xxx

finally, since buying my first car that would suit them (and looked terrible without them) I have been agitating for them to be introduced. I received an email from Barr last month saying they were on the way but still wasn’t holding my breath

Roundhead89 said :

Wow! All those letters and emails worked.

I’ve sent a few over the years, including to Road User Services and the relevant MLAs, but gave up about 5 years ago, haha.

bikhet said :

I’ve never understood the desire for personalised plates, but I’m happy for them to make a voluntary contribution to general revenue. Will these cost any more than an ordinary plate?

These plates aren’t really personalised, just a different style. Have no doubt you could get them personalised and sure as s*** they will cost more than normal.

Makes sense if you own a car which has places specifically designed to hold numbers plates this shape. As usual it as only taken the ACT Gov’t a decade to provide something which was called for (and could have been provided in a fraction of the time).

Wow! All those letters and emails worked.

I’ve never understood the desire for personalised plates, but I’m happy for them to make a voluntary contribution to general revenue. Will these cost any more than an ordinary plate?