I think its a bit silly from a law enforcement point of view. It might cut down administration and postage of stickers and motorists queing at rego, but it will encourage number plate theft. This often causes heaps of extra admin from both the public and the RTA when it goes wrong. If somebody steals a plate from a car of the same model and colour (and thats what a potential licence plate thief is looking for) a police scan from a mobile unit won't see the mismatch untill the stolen plate is reported. So, an unwitting motorist can get the bill from a licence plate thiefs actions, and an admin headache to boot.
Rego stickers are supposed to be hard to remove without tearing,... although having said that , the ACT ones fall off by themselves these days actually so what am I talking about. Maybe part of the excercise will be to cause motorists to realise they are ultimately responsible for their plates, problem is, the sticker is locked inside the car, safe from daily concern to the motorist, the plates are far easier to get to. Hmn, just bloggin atm.
How long till number plate alarms become standard I wonder, perhaps someone can come up with a number plate that will self report to the RTA/Cops if removed from the vehicle. Yes.
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