[news] Australia is making emoji number plates legal

[Arthur]

Just Queensland (for the moment at least).

 

Source: www.topgear.com/car-news/weird/strewth-australia-making-emoji-number-plates-legal

 

Monday’s most bizarre motoring news comes from the fair state of Queensland, Australia. Come 5th March 2019, residents will be legally allowed to add emojis to their car’s personalised number plate.

 

According to a report by The Brisbane Times, a total of five emojis, from the thousands that live in your smartphone, have been approved for actual legal display as part of your car’s registration number. Crikey.

 

They are, as we quote: the "laugh out loud", "wink", "sunglasses", "heart eyes" and "smile" emojis.

 

According to the company hoping to make a tidy profit out of this – Personalised Plates Queensland, if you’re in the area – you’ll only have to wait until 1st March for an emoji plate, and each one must contain a mixture of three letters and two numbers.

 

Incredibly, the plan to festoon license plates with cartoon yellow faces hasn’t met with universal acclaim. According to Queensland Law Society president Bill Potts no less, “the government is trying to sex up number plates, with a view to making more money, and I can understand that."

 

Edited February 26, 2019 by Arthur

[DalekSec]

[FN-GM]

Wow - I knew they are relaxed with number plates but these takes it to the extreme!

[jthompson]

That's a whole world of technical challenges right there. Why would they bother?

[MrMat]

We're in pursuit of a Pink Suzuki Jimny; registration number 'Tango, Golf, Lima, Oscar, Lima, Winky Face'

[jthompson]

"No, your honour. The vehicles spotted by the speed camera travelling at 98mph wasn't mine. My bright blue Subaru covered in rally stickers has a regular smiley face on it, not a sunglasses face".

[FishCustard]

I imagine the emoji is only a decoration and not actually part of the legal license plate - therefore "EMOJILOL " and "EMOJILOL " would be the same registration (and therefore you couldn't have both on different cars).

 

If they are making emoji allowable for the legal registration... God help them.

[Danp]

They are only allowed to add emoji's to their plate, like we have the EU sign on ours. They wont be part of their license plates.