1M Expired Licence Plates on Ontario Roads: Are You At Risk of Being Fined?

There are more than one million vehicles with expired licence plates in Ontario. If you own one of them, you could be slapped with a $1,000 fine if you’re pulled over by police. Premier Doug Ford may have axed the annual renewal fee of up to $120 in 2022, but vehicle owners are still expected to keep their plates current or face fines of up to $1,000. According to a Toronto Star report, approximately 7 percent of the 13.6 million plates on Ontario vehicles have not been renewed and charges under the Highway Traffic Act are on the rise. As of January, there were 1,015,139 expired plates in the province, according to the report, which is an improvement on the 1,107,098 that were out of date the month prior....