Ontario motorist fined for driving with cardboard license plate

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Police in Haldimand County, a region in Southern Ontario on the Niagara Peninsula, must’ve done a double take when they spotted a vehicle driving down the road with a cardboard license on Monday afternoon. 

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The homemade paper cut-out was fixed to the back of a Ram where a traditional government-issued metal plate would usually go. The driver had taken the time to use a black marker to write out letters and numbers onto the cardboard. Truthfully, they could’ve put a bit more effort into the characters — there is very clearly an “H” behind the “J,” but it was haphazardly scribbled over. 

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“This is no joke!” the OPP West Region tweeted.

Police issued “appropriate charges” for the DIY plate and the vehicle was seized and taken off the road. Under the Highway Traffic Act in Ontario, driving without plates is an $85 fine. 

While this particular homemade license plate looks like the handiwork of a child, other Canadian drivers have put more time and effort into perfecting their fake plates, like the person who used a diaper box and at least tried to get the colouring and character shape right.