P.E.I. getting new licence plates

Drivers in Prince Edward Island will quickly have new choices to select from once they get a brand new licence plate for his or her automobiles.

The province unveiled three new designs on Wednesday. A definite plate for electrical automobiles may also be obtainable for the primary time.

“It has been nearly a decade since Prince Edward Island launched a brand new license plate design and it’s time for a refresh,” stated P.E.I. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Cory Deagle in a press launch. “The standard, easy design will permit larger visibility as we begin moving into 6-digit numbering.”

The brand new designs function the defend from the P.E.I. coat of arms with inexperienced textual content and a inexperienced border.

Islanders can nonetheless buy a wildlife conservation model of the brand new plate, which has been obtainable since 2013, with funds donated to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

A Canada’s Meals Island licence plate can be obtainable, with proceeds to be donated to Island meals banks. That design additionally consists of photographs of potatoes and seafood.

A brand new license plate will nonetheless price Islanders $5. The conservation or Canada’s Meals Island model of the plate will price $10.

All three variations will probably be obtainable at Entry PEI areas throughout the province in late December.

The province says individuals don’t must buy a plate with the brand new design once they must renew so long as their present one is in good situation.