Vehicle registration plates

Motorists fined in Tonga for using puzzling number plates

TBC television reports motorists have been warned to ensure their vehicle registration plates are legal otherwise they face a fine of TOP$50.

Police are reported to be enforcing the law about illegal number plates, motorists using plates with numbers and letters that are altered, re-arranged or obscured.

Motorists were issued with on-the-spot fines.

According to police there were fancy number plates with different colour backgrounds and letters apparently designed to cause confusion or were difficult to identify in accidents.