Animal-Friendly License Plates (idea from the US)
In the USA, many states let drivers buy license plates that donate money to animal charities. It would need a bit of work, as things work differently over the pond. Car owners pay their fee to local motor vehicle license agencies, and simply swap their plates.
It would need a bit of work, as things work differently over the pond. Car owners pay their fee to local motor vehicle license agencies, and simply swap their plates.
But in the UK, DVLA is in Wales, so at present this could not be done. But it should be. It’s possible in England to buy vanity-based private number plates, so why not plates that help animal welfare and conservation causes?
Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell illustrates animal-friendly license plates in New Jersey. Conservation Plate is similar, in that the plates support charities for wild birds and marine mammal protection. Which begs the question why similar programs are not running in England, a country renowned for being batty about animal welfare.
Issues with Baby on Board Stickers
Paramedics are also not fans of ‘baby on board’ stickers. Anything (including furry dice) in car windows can obscure vision, when driving. And reading stickers can cause people to take their eyes off the road.
Nobody ‘plans’ to have a car accident. So displaying warnings does not work. In Australia, one site notes that 1 in 20 accidents may even be caused by stickers obscuring rear window views. And paramedics often look for a child in the car that isn’t there, at the time of an accident.
