Alberta PCs ditch 'Wild Rose Country' slogan on new licence plates

[PeteMoss]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Because many North American cars and even North American versions of European cars have license plate mounts/cut-outs/brackets, etc. in the trunk space that is shaped for wide American plates and not for long/narrow Euro plates.

Yep - there is an agreement between the US states and Canadian provinces and the auto manufacturers to all have the same sized plates (or at least plates that can be mounted in the same spot in the case of NWT).

[Drury18]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Personally I'm not sure why they don't embrace different options for plates.

The Riders plates in Sask made the province over half a million dollars in the summer of their launch (assuming it's much higher now but couldn't find numbers).

Make the basic one free, make a Flames/Stamps, Oilers/Eskimos, and a few other generic ones (mountain theme, ranch/stampede theme) for a fee. Negates the argument of "wasting tax money".

Montana has hundreds of designs from high schools to colleges to quilting clubs. Proceeds go to the state and the plate sponsor. That might be a bit excessive, but certainly something I think Alberta should look at.

That option is coming according to the Herald article:

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2014/...icense-plates/

Although only one plate design will be chosen for general use, Albertans will also be able to buy some specialty designs to be introduced later

Also suggests they will dump a slogan completely in lieu of a government web address:

Apparently there won’t be a new slogan, however. The plate will simply show “Alberta”- and perhaps the government web address, a trend being adopted by several U.S. states.

[undercoverbrother]

This thread has reminded me to get my vet plate.

[nik-]

lol at "waste of money"

hurp derp ... taxes! rabble rabble!

[troutman]

New slogan - "Edmonton is No Good"

/thread

[Table 5]

Personally I always liked "Wild Rose Country". I hope they don't go for some "heart of the new west" type of crap.

I also really hope they don't go the cheesy illustrated route that you see in the States where you have 500 things happening on the plate. Keep it simple please.

Personally, I would love to get an old-school yellow/black plate. And if we could get a wide-body Euro size one, that would be awesome.

[Resolute 14]

^ Or god forbid those repulsive newer BC plates. A license plate shouldn't be a high school art project.

Also... lol, replace that dreaded "wild rose" moniker with a brazen ad for a government (read: Tory) website. Brilliant!

[undercoverbrother]

"Alberta Warming The Planet One Barrel At A Time"

[habernac]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

This thread has reminded me to get my vet plate.

as a collector, these ones are the toughest to find.

[Tyler]

When can I get my Calgary Flames plate? Ridiculous it's taken this long.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by habernac

as a collector, these ones are the toughest to find.

Want me to see if I can get two....

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

This thread has reminded me to get my vet plate.

Please don't. Not that I am trying to take anything away from your service to our country- it's just that I like the current trend where a veteran plate indicates it's an old dude driving; and to watch out for random driving patterns. It always throws me off to see a young person driving a car with vet plates.

[TurdFerguson]

Anything with a # would be great. Perhaps something unique like #albertaStrong?

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Also... lol, replace that dreaded "wild rose" moniker with a brazen ad for a government (read: Tory) website. Brilliant!

Come on now. The website for the Alberta government is no more a partisan PC site than the Government of Canada homepage is propaganda for The Harper Government.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by TurdFerguson

Anything with a # would be great. Perhaps something unique like #albertaStrong?

Please no hashtags or rip-offs from other cities.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Please don't. Not that I am trying to take anything away from your service to our country- it's just that I like the current trend where a veteran plate indicates it's an old dude driving; and to watch out for random driving patterns. It always throws me off to see a young person driving a car with vet plates.

Thanked for saying I am young.........

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by TurdFerguson

Anything with a # would be great. Perhaps something unique like #albertaStrong?

Pylon upon reading this......

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Table 5

That's the opposite of unique. Please no hashtags or rip-offs from other cities.

Agreed. Especially "#AlbertaStrong", which would also be an entirely embarrassing thing to use for multiple reasons.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Thanked for saying I am young.........

Veteran of the Boer War right?

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by PeteMoss

Yep - there is an agreement between the US states and Canadian provinces and the auto manufacturers to all have the same sized plates (or at least plates that can be mounted in the same spot in the case of NWT).

Lame sauce. You should be able to buy a protruding mount to show a European style license plate.

Somehow people can get away with truck nuts and furry animals mounted on their cars, nothing wrong with mounting a much classier option to the vehicle.