Peterborough Driver Caught Using Paper Licence Plates

Peterborough driver caught using paper licence plates

A Peterborough man is facing a stack of provincial offences after police say he tried to pass off paper licence plates.

Ontario man accused of using paper licence plates on vehicle

Officers discovered that the plates were actually made of paper and secured in a plastic sleeve with packing tape.

Fake plates, real trouble: Peterborough man busted driving with paper licence plates

A 45-year-old Peterborough man is facing multiple charges after police discovered paper licence plates on his vehicle during a traffic stop Saturday morning. Peterborough Police Service Traffic Services officers pulled the vehicle over around 10:15 am on Saturday, near Romaine Park Streets, after the plates came back to a different vehicle registered in Mississauga. Officers determined the plates were paper and had been taped inside a plastic sl…

Paper License Plates Results In Charges For Peterborough Man

PETERBOROUGH-A 45-year-old Peterborough man is facing several charges under the Highway Traffic Act after a Traffic Services officers discovered the man had paper license plates on his vehicle according to police. At approximately 10:15am on Saturday, January 10, 2026, the officer conducted a traffic stop in the Romaine Street area near Park Street after the plates returned to a different vehicle in Mississauga.  Through investigation it was fur…