funny or not, the govt stands to make MORE money on this and people wouldnt mind it as much as having to keep paying for re-registering a car youve had for 10 years and plan to keep for 10 more(my dad being the example here). why should you keep paying for something that doesnt change? its all revenue for basically nothing, so selling more plates for that slight bit extra amount of cash will just make them more and more cash.