Hi,

I didnt realise that you had to purchase a number plate when buying a car in Canada. I thought it was like the UK and the car came with the number plate.


How does this work?

Often the dealer will do it all for you.

If not for Ontario you go to the local DVLO office. The link explains all in an indirect way. I expect its the same everywhere else, but each province probably has its own site too.

http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/vehicle/

Hi, you're coming to Alberta right? Here is a link that might help regarding setting up with a plate here......I'm sure it's pretty much the same as the one iaink just posted, but this is an Albertan link
http://governmentservices.gov.ab.ca/...ehicles:mvfaqs

Hope it helps,
Jaycee

Thanks for the advice.


Yep heading for Calgary.

Go to One Stop vehicle licenceing they will get you insurance a driving licence and a number plate. A plate for a full year cost about $79 but the price reduces if your not buying a full year. For example our plates due to our surname get renewed in Feb, we bought plates in May last year and paid about $50.

In Ontario the system is "plates stay with the owner" and if you sell a car, you KEEP the plates, for the next car that you buy. A transfer of the plates ( paperwork ) to a newly bought car costs $10 My 2005 Chevrolet 2 litre optra costs me $74 a year for the validation sticker that goes on the rear plate in the upper right hand corner, so Police can check it from behind. They are also reflective and different colours for different months of the year.


Plates are re-newed on YOUR birthday, each year. Should be easy to remmber, right ?

Jim Bunting. Toronto.

Can i bring my UK privately owened Reg. plate with me to Alberta? Or would i need to sell it in UK .?

You could bring it with you if you want but it will be useless.

Sure, Canada as a relic of Empire just uses UK rules and regs for everything, its just a glorifed county really, in fact as a Brit there is no need to get visas or landing papers or any of that boring stuff if you want to live here, just come on over, in fact, why not drive!

Whilst in Toronto last summer I saw a Porche with the number plate 'EAT DUST'

The last couple days on the 401 I've spotted one of those Wacky Racesesque PT Cruisers with Reg SCBYCRSR.

Mentioned it at work and seems I'm the only person who can read that as Scooby Cruiser ??
If feel like Marty Crane in the "Road Warrier" episode of Frasier !!!!

I liked that ............

I've seen a Rolls Royce in Richmond Hill with the perfect plate, "NO WIFEE".