Western Australians will no longer need registration stickers and discs on their cars, trailers and motorcycles from January 1, 2010.

Premier Colin Barnett and Transport Minister Simon O’Brien today announced the groundbreaking change which would overhaul an outdated part of the State’s licensing system.

“Registration stickers have served their purpose and no longer have a place in a modern and efficient licensing system,” Mr Barnett said.

“People will still receive renewal notices in the mail when their registration is due to expire but won’t have to worry about having to put a sticker on their windscreen.”

The Premier said there were 2.2 million cars, utilities and light vehicles registered in WA and with the majority of people choosing to renew their registration every six months, this meant more than three million stickers were being produced each year.

“This is an innovative approach to efficiency and saving. WA is leading the nation with this step forward to a more modern and efficient government,” he said.

Mr Barnett said stickers and discs were no longer required because police had new communications technology meaning registration details could be checked using the new Police Metropolitan Radio Network.

"The new system gives police instant access to the State's vehicle registration database via computers located in all police vehicles,” he said.

“Police also have Automatic Numberplate Recognition Cameras, similar to the Multanova cameras, which can record and assess numberplates as vehicles pass by.”

Transport Minister Simon O’Brien said that the Department for Planning and Infrastructure would continue to send registration renewal notices to vehicle owners six weeks prior to the expiration of a vehicle’s registration.

“This will give people ample notice and time to pay their registration fee,” Mr O’Brien said.

“People will now be able to kiss goodbye the frustrating task of scraping off old rego stickers to put a new one on.”

Mr O’Brien said the initiative would save at least $2million in printing and postage costs over four years.

The new system requires legislative changes to the Road Traffic Act which will occur over coming months with the stickers no longer to apply from the start of the New Year.

Premier’s office - 9222 9490

Office of the Minister for Transport - 9213 6400