CAR NUMBER PLATES

Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23360, 20 June 1941, Page 9

CAR NUMBER PLATES

♦- — MOTORISTS DISCUSS PROPOSED CHANGE The Government’s announced intention of dispensing with the annual change of car number-plate? at next year’? relicensing period was discussed by members of the council of the Automobile Association (Canterbury) last evening. Mr C; G. Curtis, who presided, said that the change would be a pity in some ways, because of the protection by sure identification given by the use of new plates each year. Mr B. Falck said the Government had not announced what means would be adoptc to indicate that a car had been re-registered. He wondered whether it would be by the use of an annual disc attached to the car or windscreen. . ~ . The assistant secretary said he understood the Government had approached a Arm to see whether It could manufacture enough transfers for the purpose. » ... “Will the Government go on with its announced intention? asked Mr F. W. Freeman, “After all, the annual change of plates is a good breadwinner for the- Government. The steel is costing about £2OOO and the Government is getting about £20.000 out of it. I'll be surprised if the Government carries out its intention. However, the Steel will probably not be, wai able, and,needs must when thed ev il drives.