From January 1 next year, registration labels won’t be required in New South Wales on light vehicles (this includes cars, light commercials, trailers, motorcycles and scooters).
The labels are no longer needed because police have number plate recognition technology that can quickly check from a camera image whether a vehicle is registered or not.
From January 2013, registration certificates will not include a label, but consumers are reminded they still have to renew registration each year and write the receipt number for payment on the certificate.
An existing label can be removed after January 1, if vehicle owners wish.
Similar changes come into force in ACT on July 1, 2013.
South Australia and Western Australia have already implemented the change.
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