EV Tags

[bob]

Just got this email today. “As the registered owner of one or more electric vehicles manufactured after 1 January 2019 (or modified to be an electric-powered vehicle after 1 January 2019) you are now legally required to display an electric vehicle label on each of your number plates.

Electric vehicles pose risks to emergency service workers in certain situations. The labels have been introduced as a safety measure to alert emergency personnel when they are dealing with an electric vehicle so they can discharge the vehicle's high-voltage power source if required.

If you have not already done so, you can order labels from the Motor Trades Association”

Anyone else get this? I think it’s a legit email.

[Feng]

Which state are you in? I just got my EV tags posted to me in the mail from NSW RMS (or whatever they're called now) without needing to do anything. This was about three years ago.

[coulomb]

Jun 21, 2021 15:04:33 GMT 11 bob said:

Anyone else get this? I think it’s a legit email.

Yes, my wife got an email from the Department of Transport. Labels ordered. I'm in Queensland.

[bob]

Yes I’m in Queensland, my dealer has just informed me it’s a new law. I thought it was a scam when reading the email as it said it was from Vehicle Standards and linked to a south Australian web sight. Strange.