The move in 2013 was spruiked as way of making driver’s lives easier and it’s still being trumpeted on rego papers (pictured).

So after close to half a decade has the experiment worked?

In the first 12 months the number of motorists caught driving an unregistered vehicle in NSW increased by 21 per cent (up to 79,408).

And between 2010 and 2015 (the five years covering the decision) infringements surged by 54 per cent, the biggest age group increase was drivers aged 64 and over at 148 per cent.

So how useful was that sticker on your windscreen as a reminder?

Or are you used to not having them now?