REGINA — Selling a vehicle or cancelling your registration? Make sure you remove the vehicle’s licence plate and return the plate to SGI or a motor licence issuer.
If you want to hold onto the plate for future use or as a keepsake, ensure it’s kept in a secure place, SGI advises.
Plate numbers will always be associated with the customer it was last issued to, so it’s important to protect licence plates from being lost or falling into the wrong hands.
“Some people think the moment a vehicle is registered under someone else’s name, the licence plate is automatically cancelled. That’s not the case,” said JP Cullen, COO of the Saskatchewan Auto Fund.
“We want to remind customers of the proper process when it comes to licence plates, because they might not know the potential consequences of leaving their plate on a vehicle they’ve sold.”
If a licence plate is not returned and a vehicle is driven with the old licence plate, the licence holder could get a traffic ticket (such as a photo speed enforcement ticket or a red-light camera ticket) or parking ticket. While an appeal might be successful, it’s better to save the time and effort, SGI advises.
Cancel vehicle registrations online using MySGI or in person at a motor licence issuer. Return plates to the motor licence issuer or SGI for proper disposal.
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