UPDATE: CANCELLED
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Ontario is also getting a new driver's license design, surely they can't mess that up right?
Ontario will not be moving forward with faulty blue licence plates
Ontario's Progressive Conservative government has decided to not move forward with the blue licence plate design for passenger vehicles following readability concerns.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
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Government looking into reports new Ontario licence plates are unreadable at night
The Ontario government has confirmed to CTV News Toronto that they are looking into reports that the province’s new licence plates are difficult to read at night.
toronto.ctvnews.ca
TORONTO -- The Ontario government has confirmed to CTV News Toronto that they are looking into reports that the province's new licence plates are difficult to read at night.
"We have been made aware that some Ontarians are reporting concerns with readability to the naked-eye under certain light conditions," the office of Minister of Government and Consumer Services Lisa Thompson said in an email Monday.
The confirmation follows a number of posts to social media that show photos of what appears to be the new licence plates on vehicles at night, with plate details almost impossible to read.
The apparent flaw has prompted many online to question the design of the plates released earlier this month.
Originally touted as an "effective product that will last longer for Ontarians," there are growing questions over whether the new plates were ever tested in the field before the rollout.
"Wonder what genius decided to change the plate to blue?" one user on Reddit asked. "Another embarrassing blunder from Doug Ford & Co," added another.
In the same statement, Thompson said, "The government consulted with key stakeholders, including our law enforcement partners, to test the readability, reflectivity and functionality of the new high definition plate design."
"We take this feedback seriously, value the input of Ontario drivers and law enforcement stakeholders and are currently looking into this."
All new vehicles in Ontario registered after Feb. 1 are required by law to be equipped with the new plates.
Ontario is also getting a new driver's license design, surely they can't mess that up right?
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