scrubbedexpat133

I have been with them for 10 years. I had to claim once when someone rear ended me. They dealt with everything very well. Organised repairs and replacement vehicle straight away. Very good customer service and communication.

scrubbedexpat133

I have had my car with them for 10 years. I have had house insurance for 6. I always check both every year and they have never once come close to the best deal on my house insurance.

Always waste an afternoon ringing around

scrubbedexpat0103

Hello,

Is a 'Letter of Entitlement,' and a 'Drivers extract,' one and the same?

It seems that holding an NI license I am unable to use the online service..

Thanks

Hurlabrick

Yep.

As a matter of interest, as you have an NI licence, IF you have a UK motorbike rating, then it will be converted to an Ontario motorbike rating (licences for motobike ratings from elsewhere in tge UK are NOT recognised in Ontario and you have to do the whole test sequence over again).

Siouxie

See this post
UK Drivers Record (Northern Ireland)
Get it before you come to Canada - once you have swapped your license and they retain your old one, you might have issues trying to get a copy.

scrubbedexpat0103

I happen to have a motorbike license so that's great news.

I'll have a look at the link, thanks.

Hurlabrick

It is bizzare but indeed correct! You should make a point when you go to et your licence converted or emphasising that it is an NI licence with a motorbike rating and as such can be converted to a full Ontario motorbike licence. Do not expect them to automatically know or do this for you without prompting. Also some of them may deny that NI can be converted. Ask for a Supervisor and point them to the following link (see about halfway down the page):

https://drivetest.ca/licences/licenc...torcycles.html

If they still deny it, insist on seeing a manager and get his reason for denial in writing so that you can then appeal it direct with Ontario licencing!

The reason I mention all of this is that when I exchanged my licence at the DriveTest centre in Ottawa (I had a UK motorbike rating), I made a conversational comment to the person doing the exchange that I could not understand why NI had a conversion agreement, but the rest of the UK did not. She looked puzzled and denied that NI had an exchange agreement. She checked with an older (more senior?) lady who categorically denied any such agreement with NI. I let it go with a shrug of the shoulders as I did not have an NI licence anyway and didn't see the point of an argument. In your case, you may need to be assertive and ask for a Manager (of course I may have been unlucky coming across ill informed staff), but it wasn't the first time I seemed t know the rules better than the official in Canada - sad but true.

scrubbedexpat0103

That's interesting - it seems a bizarre rule. I would like to know how it came to be.

But I will definitely be fighting my corner, I'll let you know how I get on with that.

Do you plan on doing your test over there?

I also have C1, but surely that would be pushing it too far...

Hurlabrick

For heaven sake don't ask them, it will just confuse them!

Yes please, I would be interested to know.

I have already been through the complete Ontario motorbike test cycle and now have a full M rating on my Ontario licence. With the semi-mandatory third party training probably set me back about $1500.

Sorry, I don't know what that is, I assume some sort of UK truck licence. I don't know the conversion stuff for commercial licences, but plenty of threads on that in the forum I suspect.


Best of luck with the move!

Siouxie

It's not mandatory to have 3rd party training, it's optional and usually undertaken to reduce the length of time you must hold a license to 'upgrade' to taking each level test to a full one.

https://www.ontario.ca/page/get-motorcycle-licence

Hurlabrick

....which is why I said 'semi-mandatory'. Hard to see how you could get your M2 licence (note, NOT the M2 'exit' test - the one where you play with cones on a closed circuit) without going through an accredited training and testing agency, but perhaps it can somehow be done.

Belly2020

Having been driving in the UK for over 35 years with a clean licence and no accidents for 15 years, I moved to Canada and was being quoted between $3000 and $5000 for insurance as driving experience outside of Canada/US was disregarded by insurers. Having read posts on this thread, I contacted Johnson insurance and obtained the insurance for less than $1000. Make sure you speak to them, the price was lower than their online quote. Very helpful too.

scrubbedexpat0103

Yes, would recommend! We have insured two vehicles with them and they have gave us something for our driving license experience and no claims. About 2k cheaper than any other quotes.

JamesM

That seems reasonable for a new driver in Ontario.

I'be been here 11 years, drive a 2007 Civic and still pay $150 per month because I'm Downtown Toronto.

I'd pop to a Desjardins Insurance Agent. I've never found cheaper car insurance looking elsewhere than what I have with mine.

Tabularasa

Has anyone got their No Claims data from MIB (Motor Insurance Board) in the UK? It seems you can put in a Subject Access Request for free to get your no claims history as long as you give them your drivers license details and previous addresses.