The Ontario government is recalling the 49,000 new licence plates in circulation after visibility concerns arose on social media.
Earlier this month an off-duty police officer in Kingston drew up a storm surrounding the plates following a social media post of one of the new plates in a well-lit parking lot at night.
Commenters were quick to call on the inability to easily read the numbers and letters on the plate.
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Monte McNaughton saw the post, and agrees the province made a mistake.
McNaughton said from his accounts no visibility concerns were brought up during the province’s consultation process when crafting the design.
In addition to visibility concerns, a report surfaced Monday (24) which claims the plates are not being picked up by automated licence plate readers, commonly seen on toll roads and border crossings.
Initially the government defended the new plates following the reaction before changing their tune.
