Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Issues relating to the purchasing, importing, and inspection of JDM vehicles in Canada

Moderator: mark

Post Reply
User avatar
Lapprentis
Posts: 357
Joined: Sat Dec 28, 2013 6:02 pm
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/
Vehicle: Delica L300 StarWagon 1990
Location: Quebec

Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by Lapprentis »

Hi from Quebec !
Plan to buy a 25 YO Delica in BC but I would to know the ways that I can use for bringing it in the east, to Quebec. Upon buying, does BC autorities gives transit permit (temporary plate) that would alloud me to drive it down here; that last long enough (3-4 days) and are they valid outside BC ? Here in Quebec, they now only gives 24 hours temporary plate that alloud you to go for the mecanical inspection, then, if ok, you can finally get your plates. Or do I need temporay plate for all the crossed provinces ? Or, will I have to haul in or hire someone to haul it to Wonderfull Quebec :?
Much Thanls
Lapprentis
User avatar
Big-Bird
Posts: 1218
Joined: Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:57 pm
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/index.php?cat=20974
Vehicle: 96 PE8W Spacegear
Location: Calgary

Re: Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by Big-Bird »

Alberta has a 14day transfer policy on vehicle plates and registration from date of sale of a vehicle. We need to have the bill of sale in the event police pull us over.

We need to have a vehicle with a current registration and insurance for the 14 day transfer.

Ask your provincial registration office what the policy is on transfer of registration from a current vehicle to something you just purchased.....might want to leave the part out about it being a JDM when you ask.
Yeah I joined the Dark Side because the medical plan is top shelf!

Image
User avatar
Firesong
Posts: 1363
Joined: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:03 am
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/
Vehicle: 1998 L400 Delica Chamonix
Location: Saskatoon
Location: Saskatoon, SK. Canada

Re: Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by Firesong »

You can pick up 3 day or so insurance at the time you purchase your vehicle
in BC. Goto the insurance broker in BC with the title/bill of sale and purchase both
the insurance and 3 day permit.

It's how I brought mine back from BC to Sask.

No Worries.

Firesong
del_man
Posts: 63
Joined: Sat Oct 26, 2013 5:45 pm
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/
Vehicle: L400
Location: Edmonton

Re: Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by del_man »

Lapprentis wrote:Hi from Quebec !
Plan to buy a 25 YO Delica in BC but I would to know the ways that I can use for bringing it in the east, to Quebec. Upon buying, does BC autorities gives transit permit (temporary plate) that would alloud me to drive it down here; that last long enough (3-4 days) and are they valid outside BC ? Here in Quebec, they now only gives 24 hours temporary plate that alloud you to go for the mecanical inspection, then, if ok, you can finally get your plates. Or do I need temporay plate for all the crossed provinces ? Or, will I have to haul in or hire someone to haul it to Wonderfull Quebec :?
Much Thanls
Lapprentis

I heard they dont insure rhd cars in Quebec anymore?
User avatar
patriceboivin
Posts: 226
Joined: Fri Jan 03, 2014 1:45 pm
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/index.php?cat=23122
Vehicle: Mitsubishi Delica L400 Super Exceed
Location: Canada
Location: Dartmouth, NS

Re: Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by patriceboivin »

I heard on Radio-Canada radio this afternoon a long piece about how they are subsidizing people to buy electric cars to the tune of $8,000 per vehicle, how the province is committed to installing charging stations all over the province, and all I could think about was what I read on this forum re. their provincial policy on RHD vehicles. :shock:

I hope Québec still allows people to register and drive quality vehicles from Europe and Japan...
User avatar
DeliTan
Posts: 224
Joined: Thu May 07, 2009 3:15 pm
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/index.php?cat=13029
Vehicle: 94 L400 LWB Crystal
Location: Delta BC

Re: Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by DeliTan »

If voting made a difference they wouldn’t let us do it – Mark Twain
Rattlenbang
Posts: 647
Joined: Sun Dec 16, 2012 8:29 pm
Member's Photo Album: http://www.delica.ca/Photos/
Vehicle: delica
Location: Victoria

Re: Driving Across Canada with unplated Delica ?

Post by Rattlenbang »

I would check on cost of shipping; by the time you travel out here and drive back, including food and motels, you might find it a lot easier to just wait for it to be delivered by rail or truck. It's quite easy to arrange. I used to drive long distances to pick up vehicles, but found it was a lot easier and almost as cheap to pay someone else. Right now I have a VW van coming from Raonoke Virgina for $1900.00. By the time I flew down there and drove back it would have been almost as much, with a crazy amount of driving involved.
My new novel A Dark and Promised Land has just been released by Dundurn Press. "On the eve of war he is compelled to reclaim her love, setting himself against his people amid a conflict that will form a nation." http://www.darkpromisedland.com/
Post Reply

Return to “Import, Inspection & Registration”