FIXING NUMBER PLATES

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22400, 13 May 1938, Page 4

FIXING NUMBER PLATES

TWO DAYS’ GRACE PROPOSED PROVISION IN TRANSPORT BILL Provision for one day of grace each way from the end of the licensing year in the affixing of motor-vehicle number plates is contained in the Transport Bill which has been drafted ready for submission to Parliament. Information to this effect was received by the executive of the South Island Motor Union from the Minister for Transport, the Hon, R, Semple, last evening. The Minister’s letter emphasised that the days of grace would be only for fixing the plates. The vehicle would have to be properly licensed and insured at the correct time. * “I am not yet aware whether room will be made on the legislative programme for the consideration of the Transport Bill during the next session,” the letter said, “but in any case I understand that a certain amount of discretion is exercised by the police and traffic authorities, and that o hardship is likely pending the introduction of the legislation.” When the letter had been read, several members expressed the opinion that days of grace would lead to certain difficulties in insurance and that the scheme would be more of a hindrance than a help. The sensible thing for motorists to do. they said, was to fix their new plates in place say, a week before the end of May, wire the old ones on top of them, and then Just cut the wire when the old plates expired. That would get over all difficulties. The executive referred the letter to the quarterly meeting of the union, to the North Island Motor Union, and to the South Island Motor Union Insurance Association.