[CCF]

So what are your favourite Canadian license plates?

Yukon
http://www.15q.net/cdn/yt03.jpg

British Columbia
http://www.15q.net/cdn/bc03.jpg

Alberta
http://www.15q.net/cdn/ab02.jpg

NWT
http://www.15q.net/cdn/nwt94.jpg

Saskatchewan
http://www.15q.net/cdn/sk98.jpg

Nunavut
http://www.15q.net/cdn/nu00.jpg

Manitoba
http://www.15q.net/cdn/mb04.jpg

Ontario
http://www.15q.net/cdn/on04.jpg

Quebec
http://www.15q.net/cdn/qcund5.jpg

New Brunswick
http://www.15q.net/cdn/nb04.jpg

Nova Scotia
http://www.15q.net/cdn/ns02.jpg

PEI
http://www.15q.net/cdn/pei03a.jpg

Newfoundland and Labrador
http://www.15q.net/cdn/nl05.jpg

Personally, I've always been partial to the NWT and Yukon license plates. I liked the old PEI one with Anne of Green Gables. That one was pretty neat as well.

[squeezied]

frankly i dont like any, too outdated for me

[PhilippeMtl]

I like it simple like Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland. Otherwise, it is so kitsch.

[Bigtime]

NWT/Nunavut just because it's not the standard rectangle, I love it.

I think Alberta needs to overhaul as well, but I would think most people would want something oil related. It would be cool if we could do something like I remember in Florida, how different parts had slightly different plates. The orange, space shuttle, and there were some others. Then you could specify what you wanted.

[alps]

I like the BC and Ontario plates the best - nice and simple and elegant. The variant of the PEI one with the Confederation Bridge on it is neat too. I also like the Albertan government logo, and Newfoundland and Saskatchewan are okay too.

[SHOFEAR]

I think Alberta needs to overhaul as well, but I would think most people would want something oil related. It would be cool if we could do something like I remember in Florida, how different parts had slightly different plates. The orange, space shuttle, and there were some others. Then you could specify what you wanted.

I recall some states giving the option of two or three colors and patterns based on what University team they cheered for.

I think it would be awesome to let Albertans have similar choices, but base them on Oiler, Eskimos, Flame and Stampeder colors and graphics.

[PhilippeMtl]

I recall some states giving the option of two or three colors and patterns based on what University team they cheered for.

I think it would be awesome to let Albertans have similar choices, but base them on Oiler, Eskimos, Flame and Stampeder colors and graphics.

I know Albertans don't have a long history like we have in East Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland) but I am sure you can find something better than a Cowboy mega-meet link or a Sport team logo...

Nothing negative, just my point of view.

[Greco Roman]

I like how Manitoba's demonstrates that it is truly the land of 100,000 lakes! I just wish that it could have been bilingual.

[alps]

Hey...I just noticed the bison in the corner of the Manitoba plate :D

[Coldrsx]

cant go wrong with a polar bear

[Greco Roman]

cant go wrong with a polar bear

Maybe in the upper left corner, since Manitoba is well known as the Polar Bear capitol of the World :cheers:

[SpongeG]

BC's is kinda dull - but they are simple

the personalized plates are not bad and than there are veterans plates

Oregon has a ton of different plates

[ReginaGuy]

i like all of them except for Saskatchewan's. Our licence plate needs a makeover.

I do like Sask's veteran plates though
http://www.bcpl8s.ca/images/Veterans-Canada/Saskatchewan.gif

[Canasian]

I like BC's- as stated above, "simple and elegant". I like the way the plates are not overdone like Australia and some US plates.
And NWT and NU are always cool.

[Pegger5]

Manitoba should change their nick name back to " Over 100,000 Lakes"

[Distill3d]

personally i love the old Yellow Alberta plates, as well as our vetern plates. BC's Vanity plates are my fave plates in the country though:

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j155/starfcuk/vanityBC.jpg

thats from a WarAmp Keychain, but its the same design.

[harls]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/120/316019764_c2177cc0b1_o.jpg

[Kilgore Trout]

i don't know if it's just me, but i've always been surprised by how much i notice the different licence plates when i'm in another province. it's one of those small, unimportant details that remind you that you're somewhere else.

[alps]

I like these "prototype" plates more than our current one:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l217/halps00/nssamples.jpg

[Jay in Cowtown]

I recall some states giving the option of two or three colors and patterns based on what University team they cheered for.

I think it would be awesome to let Albertans have similar choices, but base them on Oiler, Eskimos, Flame and Stampeder colors and graphics.

Absolutely great idea... Haven't we had the same plates here in Alberta since the early 80's, it's due time for a change!

As far as the current plates in Canada... I like Manitoba's and PEI's the best.

[m0nkyman]

Cool site (http://www.canplates.com/)
and my vote goes to the geekiesst plate:
http://www.canplates.com/special/ont_st.jpg

[RWin]

NWT is good.
Nunavut is kind of boring.

[vid]

Nunavut has a N before the number, and NWT doesn't. :) Yay, I know something pointless!

I like Saskatchewan's and the Territories' plates. I was hoping Ontario's would get a makeover when they went into the BXXX ### series, but no. :(

[TheMeltyMan]

Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories, although the American's plates have them all beat.

[skrish]

I'm not really a fan of american plates. I like when license plates are simple.

[chris]

Quebec's and Ontario's are so boooooooooooooring!

[WHY-T]

I like the prairie provinces (AB, SK, MB) and BC. Nice designs that represent their location and not too busy looking. I also like the "Beautiful British Columbia" somehow, it just sounds good together.

By the way, is it only Quebec that has no front plate or are there any other provinces/territories as well?

[skrish]

^ There is no front plate required in Alberta as well

[CCF]

I like the prairie provinces (AB, SK, MB) and BC. Nice designs that represent their location and not too busy looking. I also like the "Beautiful British Columbia" somehow, it just sounds good together.

By the way, is it only Quebec that has no front plate or are there any other provinces/territories as well?

As of a couple of years ago, you no longer need a front plate in Saskatchewan. I'd say it's a 50-50 split between those that do and don't.

[slapshot™]

i don't know if it's just me, but i've always been surprised by how much i notice the different licence plates when i'm in another province. it's one of those small, unimportant details that remind you that you're somewhere else.

It's like that for us Albertans and we don't have to leave Alberta to notice it. Unbelievable how many out of town plates you see in Alberta these days.

I prefer the NWT plate myself. It's a classic.

[tkoe]

I know Albertans don't have a long history like we have in East Canada (from Ontario to Newfoundland) but I am sure you can find something better than a Cowboy mega-meet link or a Sport team logo...

Nothing negative, just my point of view.

I agree with PhilippeMtl. Themed license plates featuring cowboys and sports teams are the last thing Alberta needs. Last playoff run there were enough of those stupid window-mounted flags; the last thing we need is most branded shit hanging off cars.

I think the best plates are the most simple and classic. Ontario and Quebec plates look quite nice and they are easy to read. I also really like the look of Nova Scotia's plates.

[rrskylar]

^ do you also prefer black and white television?

[dubiousmike]

Nothing beats New Hampshire's license plate. They've got a pretty severe state motto.

http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/New_Hampshire/nh2002.jpg

[MolsonExport]

NWT/Nunavut : My fave.

Ontario's is dull, but much better than the older version that hectored you to "Keep it Beautiful"
http://www.platehut.com/images/plates_canada/on/ON_KeepItBeautiful_JSY389_T.jpg

Worst of the worst is New Hampshire's tag line:
http://images.google.ca/url?q=http://www.pl8ster.net/NH/NH83_240352.jpg&usg=__8xluSkDWDgkJDCKz9j-q01EnyT4=

Does that include the freedom to criticise the Bush Administration and associated policies, without being labelled 'unpatriotic'?

[kool maudit]

Worst of the worst is New Hampshire's tag line:
http://images.google.ca/url?q=http://www.pl8ster.net/NH/NH83_240352.jpg&usg=__8xluSkDWDgkJDCKz9j-q01EnyT4=

Does that include the freedom to criticise the Bush Administration and associated policies, without being labelled 'unpatriotic'?



yes. new hampshire has a long libertarian tradition.

i like that plate.

[Reesonov]

http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/New_Hampshire/nh2002.jpg

I like the seven-digit license plate number. The next step would be legislation which required every car to have a mobile phone that used the license plate number as a telephone number. There are all kinds of useful applications for this:

01. No more middle fingers. Simply call up the SUV that just cut you off and tell him what an asshole he is.

02. No more honking at honking at attractive women behind the wheel. One phone call and you could be meeting at the Wendy's drive-thru for a romantic date.

[feepa]

I like the seven-digit license plate number. The next step would be legislation which required every car to have a mobile phone that used the license plate number as a telephone number. There are all kinds of useful applications for this:

01. No more middle fingers. Simply call up the SUV that just cut you off and tell him what an asshole he is.

02. No more honking at honking at attractive women behind the wheel. One phone call and you could be meeting at the Wendy's drive-thru for a romantic date.
Well, alot of areas are going to ten digit dialing now a days, I guess you can just try to guess the area code.

[samne]

Well, alot of areas are going to ten digit dialing now a days, I guess you can just try to guess the area code.

10 digit dialing is so 1994.

[Only The Lonely..]

I wish Manitoba's plates looked more like these Minnesota vanity plates.

Manitoba
http://www.pl8ster.net/MB/MB99_BAU897.jpg

Minnesota
http://www.plateshack.com/y2k/Minnesota/mn2002loon.jpg

Even North Dakota's isn't that bad..
http://www.teach-at-home.com/fastfacts/states/License/ND-LB.jpg

[Only The Lonely..]

There seems to be a North America wide trend towards graphic plates. It's getting so that now the plain license plates stick out more than the graphic ones.

I think this works out favourably for Quebec and Ontario.

[204]

I like how Manitoba's demonstrates that it is truly the land of 100,000 lakes! I just wish that it could have been bilingual.

German or Ukrainian and English?

[Reesonov]

/\ Or another alternative would be English and 1ajs.

[Greco Roman]

German or Ukrainian and English?

Francais, bien sur, but Ukranian would also be good.

[Only The Lonely..]

/\ Or another alternative would be English and 1ajs.

That's only how a Manitoban speaks after downing a couple of lucky's.

[kool maudit]

204 has a weird cultural hostility towards french canada.

[Reesonov]

That's only how a Manitoban speaks after downing a couple of lucky's.

Yeah, but that makes it practically a second language in Manitoba, no? ;)

[West_aust]

I wish we had plates like those

http://www.autoplates.com/euro.jpg

[Greco Roman]

Yeah, but that makes it practically a second language in Manitoba, no? ;)

It's the same thing in Alberta. Come to think of it, this also occurs in BC and Saskatchewan; it seems to be a Western Canadian thing I guess :cheers:

[Qaabus]

Those polarbear plates are awesome: so tacky it's cool. :)

[SpongeG]

some of the oregon ones - i like all of them as far as graphic ones go...

http://people.cornell.edu/pages/jsl10/Oregon.jpg

http://photo.live.advance.net/olive/images/866/CLakePlateSmall-01.jpg

http://ovfa.fdaware.com/Assets/dept_1/PM/images/plates.jpg

[Greco Roman]

^ Ooooooooo................... that middle one is cool!

[SpongeG]

BC also has these:

http://www.plateshack.com/76/BC/bc-vintage.jpg

http://www.bcpl8s.ca/images/Collector/2002-Collector-B50300.gif

http://www.bcpl8s.ca/images/Veteran/Veteran-Sample-Representation.jpg

[vid]

"Frendlie Manatoba"

[Straight_Six]

Manitoba's plate is nicest, quite ironic that manitoba is a pretty boring province :P

[Greco Roman]

Manitoba's plate is nicest, quite ironic that manitoba is a pretty boring province :P

Clearly you've never been there, but whatever. :rolleyes: Just another example of these stupid, useless comments

[Straight_Six]

Clearly you've never been there, but whatever. :rolleyes: Just another example of these stupid, useless comments

Yes I have, name some fun things to do in Manitoba then

[Greco Roman]

Yes I have, name some fun things to do in Manitoba then

That is not the point of this thread, but I'll pm them to you if you want.

[CCF]

Yes I have, name some fun things to do in Manitoba then

Manitoba has more lakes than anyother province. Sounds like that might be fun, don't you think?

I never understand when people say "There's nothing to do in 'x'. " Doesn't make sense to me at all.

[SpongeG]

Yes I have, name some fun things to do in Manitoba then

how about find the spot without a mosquito :banana:

[Greco Roman]

how about find the spot without a mosquito :banana:


Virtually none this year in Winnipeg and southern Manitoba, but if you were in Alberta this year, were slapping yourself silly :hell:

[drew]

how about find the spot without a mosquito :banana:

Last summer it was find a spot without a wasp.

Mosquitos were AWOL this past summer.

[flatlander]

how about find the spot without a mosquito :banana:

There's one on the bottom of my ass. Look closely! :D

[Greco Roman]

There's one on the bottom of my ass. Look closely! :D

ewww.............

[Reesonov]

"Frendlie Manatoba"

:haha:

We're only teasing you because we love you my friend.

[flatlander]

ewww.............

Thank you. Thank you very much.

[SpongeG]

i grew up in ne BC and mosquitos out numbered people along with horse flys black flys and other things

its odd how we barely have any in the lower mainland

[boden]

I like Ontario's simple, no-nonsense approach personally.

[Blitz]

I'm in the process of replacing the boring-ass Ontario plates on my car to the wicked cool Manitoba ones!

[MonkeyRonin]

Onatio and Quebec has the best, though I like Quebec's a little more due to the bolder font and colour. I'd prefer if we had the "widescreen" European plates though, those look so much better.

[DrJoe]

I always get a kick out of this one.

http://www.canplates.com/special/ont_trek96.jpg

[m0nkyman]

I like Ontario's simple, no-nonsense approach personally.

Yup. No nonsense. Cause Star Trek and Square dance themed license plates send that no nonsense message like nobody's business. :cheers:

[DrJoe]

^ Money talks in those cases.

[vid]

Yup. No nonsense. Cause Star Trek and Square dance themed license plates send that no nonsense message like nobody's business. :cheers:

Those are vanity plates, the cost about a hundred bucks. :P Regular plates just have 'Ontario: Yours to Discover' and the serial on them. No images.

Some of the vanity plates are odd though. (There are well over 200 of them by now). I think there is even a NAMBLA one!

[MonkeyRonin]

I always get a kick out of this one.

http://www.canplates.com/special/ont_trek96.jpg

I don't see why they don't just make those the official plates of the province.

[MolsonExport]

^if they did, I would have to drive around without a plate.

[chuber]

I like my car to look good and the plate should just blend in and not be noticed. So I like BC, AB, and ON the best. Simple is better. Some look too tacky IMO.

And I also like the fact we don't have to ruin the look of the front of our cars in Alberta with a plate. :)

[alps]

I don't know that any provinces need the front plate anymore. I read something written by an American that said that was something that stood out at him when he visited.

[chuber]

You need it in BC, SK, and ON. Not familiar enough with the other provinces...

[BrannyMuffin]

You need it in BC, SK, and ON. Not familiar enough with the other provinces...

You don't need a front plate in Saskatchewan.

I like the simple plates...BC, SK, and ON, etc. I actually like the SK Veteran's plates the most. MB might be okay if they used different colours...I'm not a big fan of those pastel beaches.

[vid]

In Ontario I think front plates are now optional, but they come two in a pack. But I'm pretty sure it isn't necessary.

[Greco Roman]

Screw it. Now that I'm a Manitoba student in Alberta, I'm taking off my front MB licence plate. What is MPI gonna do, arrest me? :D

[The Jabroni]

^Yeah, pretty much, unfortunately. :(

[pegcity]

Any Manitobans know if the province will be changing the Manitoba logo on the license plate? They recently re-designed the provinces logo.

[crooked rain]

Alberta needs a new provincial logo.

The current one screams 1970s, unless the province has made a decision to stay retro-cool and I am just unaware of it.

[malek]

http://www.public.netc.net/pepina/expo67.gif

http://www.public.netc.net/pepina/que72.gif
http://i15.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/82/8f/7586_1.JPG

[yorktonite]

Here is the Saskatchewan veteran license plate:

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/199/saskatchewanno5.gif

[Wooster]

Alberta needs a new provincial logo.

The current one screams 1970s, unless the province has made a decision to stay retro-cool and I am just unaware of it.

I like the slanted A in Alberta. It looks pretty cool to me. It is quite retro. Manitoba's is by far the worst.

In the US, you can't beat DC's plates:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/development/dclicenseplate.jpg

[Canasian]

Nova Scotia and Northwest Territories, although the American's plates have them all beat.

Check out Mexico!!! www.15q.net

[harls]

you don't need a front plate in Quebec, either.

I kinda like the "impact" type font on our plates, but they're kinda 'ho hum'.

Manitoba's older plates (1983-1997) were the dullest plates available.

[Rob D]

Most Canadian plates are very boring looking. We need something more colourful like a lot of the US states have IMO.

[salvius]

^ good Lord no... No kitsch and tackiness!!! Nein.

What we DO need is clean style and look. Those bloody Euros know what they're doing sometimes.

[vid]

I like Baja California's. :)

http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/4784/bcn04qd9.jpg

Not too plain but not over done. It's nice. :)

[SpongeG]

do prisoners really make license plates?

[m0nkyman]

... that mention of Euro plates reminded me... St. Pierre & Miquelon is almost Canadian:
http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/jpglps/AT_StPierreMiquelon.jpg

[RAFS]

Make your own state/provincial plates right here!

http://www.acme.com/licensemaker/licensemaker.cgi?text=&state=Alberta&r=622845387

As for plates, I really like any European plate. Why can't we use the funky long ones?

[SpongeG]

i like some of the plates from South africa

http://plates.free.fr/1999/jpgs/AF_ZA_NWP98.jpg

http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/za_dts24gb.jpg

http://www.olavsplates.com/abroad/za_dlf362ec.jpg

http://www.olavsplates.com/abroad/za_bmv452nc_close.jpg

[BTTO]

Quand est-ce que Québec a changé their plaques from "la belle province" to "je me souviens"?
personnellement je préfère la belle province.. paints a much nicer image..

[vid]

Yes, but the new one makes people say 'I'm a souvenir!' so keep it. :)

[spiritedenergy]

Most Canadian plates are very boring looking. We need something more colourful like a lot of the US states have IMO.

i think the opposite, they're very kitsch. remember, beauty is simplicity:
http://www.olavsplates.com/foto/i_bd511wl.jpg

[zerokarma]

Ontario, Quebec, Mantioba's look kind of boring compared to the rest.