A 45-year-old Peterborough man is facing several charges as a result of having licence plates on his vehicle that were made out of paper.
On Saturday morning (January 10), a Peterborough police officer conducted a traffic stop one Romaine Street near Park Street after determining that the plate numbers on a vehicle were for a different vehicle in Mississauga.
After further investigation, police determined the licence plates on the stopped vehicle were made out of paper and secured in a plastic sleeve with packing tape.
Police seized the paper licence plates and charged the driver under the Highway Traffic Act with using a licence plate not authorized for a vehicle, using a plate not in accordance with the act, and failing to apply for a permit on becoming an owner of a vehicle.
The driver was also charged under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act for operating a motor vehicle on a highway with no insurance.
The driver was given a court date of March 23 to answer to the charges.
