New bill eliminates licence plate renewal fees and ends tolls on Highways 412 and 418
Mar. 04, 2022
Global Korean Post
With the Ontario government yesterday passing the Fewer Fees, Better Services Act, 2022, the province is cutting costs for families across the province.
Starting on March 13, ServiceOntario will no longer be issuing licence plate stickers for passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, motorcycles and mopeds.
It is still the law for vehicle owners to renew their licence plate every one or two years at no cost to confirm their automobile insurance is valid and pay any defaulted Highway 407 tolls and other municipal fines.
With the legislation now having passed, the government will soon begin mailing refund cheques to millions of Ontario vehicle owners for licence plate sticker renewal fees paid since March 1, 2020 for vehicles owned by individuals.
People with a correct address on their driver’s licence and no defaulted fees, tolls or fines as of March 7, 2022, can expect to receive these refunds starting the end of March and throughout the month of April.
Eliminating renewal fees will save vehicle owners $120 a year in Southern Ontario and $60 a year in Northern Ontario for passenger and light commercial vehicles.
Further, commuters in the Durham region who use Highways 412 and 418 will no longer have to pay toll fees starting April 5, 2022, helping to restore fairness to the region after the previous government introduced these punitive tolls.
Highways 412 and 418 are north-south oriented highways connecting Highway 401 to Highway 407 in Durham Region.
Toll rates on the privately owned and operated 407 ETR are not impacted by these measures.
ⓒGlobal Korean Post
