Licence plate renewal fees rising as of Sept. 1

CTV Kitchener: Licence sticker costs go up Drivers say they’re not happy with increasing fees for licence plate renewals, but they’re not surprised either. Victoria Levy reports.

Next time you go to renew the licence plates on your car, you’ll be paying a little bit more.

As of Sept. 1, the renewal fee for passenger and light commercial vehicles in southern Ontario is increasing from $108 to $120.

The fee has risen by 62 per cent since 2011, when it was increased from $74.

A spokesperson for Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation says driver and vehicle licence fees are regularly subject to gradual increases to keep pace with the increasing costs of maintaining the province’s highways.

With reporting by Victoria Levy and files from CTV Barrie