Driving License
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Driving License
Hi Everyone,
We are moving to Nova Scotia next month and have a car there waiting for us. Before I register it, I need insurance and the insurance company I'm talking to (AllState) say that I can't get insurance without a Nova Scotia drivers license..... really?
I accept that I will have to trade in my UK license for a NS one at some point, but do I really have to do this before I'm able to drive my own car?
thanks
We are moving to Nova Scotia next month and have a car there waiting for us. Before I register it, I need insurance and the insurance company I'm talking to (AllState) say that I can't get insurance without a Nova Scotia drivers license..... really?
I accept that I will have to trade in my UK license for a NS one at some point, but do I really have to do this before I'm able to drive my own car?
thanks
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Re: Driving License
Hi Everyone,
We are moving to Nova Scotia next month and have a car there waiting for us. Before I register it, I need insurance and the insurance company I'm talking to (AllState) say that I can't get insurance without a Nova Scotia drivers license..... really?
I accept that I will have to trade in my UK license for a NS one at some point, but do I really have to do this before I'm able to drive my own car?
thanks
We are moving to Nova Scotia next month and have a car there waiting for us. Before I register it, I need insurance and the insurance company I'm talking to (AllState) say that I can't get insurance without a Nova Scotia drivers license..... really?
I accept that I will have to trade in my UK license for a NS one at some point, but do I really have to do this before I'm able to drive my own car?
thanks
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Drive...Licence-Canada
Most people hire a vehicle for when they first arrive.. I'd suggest you might wish to do the same Much simpler, already insured
You might want to try some Expat friendly insurance companies that will take your years of experience / without claim into consideration (get letters from your insurance companies - see the wiki for details of what you need.
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Categ...surance-Canada
https://www.tdinsurance.com/customer-service/contact-us
https://www1.johnson.ca/locations/ns/truro-insurance
Do have a good read of our Wiki articles on moving to Canada
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Categ...gistics-Canada
https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Arriv...Do_List-Canada
Last edited by Siouxie; May 17th 2019 at 4:03 pm.
#3
Re: Driving License
As Siouxie says, yep you do need a Nova Scotia license to insure a car in Nova Scotia.
The regs differ slightly in other provinces (for example I thing you can insure and register a vehicle as a tourist in BC, may be wrong though) but in our experience NS is especially strict in all aspects of vehicle insurance/registration.
The regs differ slightly in other provinces (for example I thing you can insure and register a vehicle as a tourist in BC, may be wrong though) but in our experience NS is especially strict in all aspects of vehicle insurance/registration.
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Re: Driving License
Hi Everyone,
We are moving to Nova Scotia next month and have a car there waiting for us. Before I register it, I need insurance and the insurance company I'm talking to (AllState) say that I can't get insurance without a Nova Scotia drivers license..... really?
I accept that I will have to trade in my UK license for a NS one at some point, but do I really have to do this before I'm able to drive my own car?
thanks
We are moving to Nova Scotia next month and have a car there waiting for us. Before I register it, I need insurance and the insurance company I'm talking to (AllState) say that I can't get insurance without a Nova Scotia drivers license..... really?
I accept that I will have to trade in my UK license for a NS one at some point, but do I really have to do this before I'm able to drive my own car?
thanks
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Re: Driving License
As Siouxie says, yep you do need a Nova Scotia license to insure a car in Nova Scotia.
The regs differ slightly in other provinces (for example I thing you can insure and register a vehicle as a tourist in BC, may be wrong though) but in our experience NS is especially strict in all aspects of vehicle insurance/registration.
The regs differ slightly in other provinces (for example I thing you can insure and register a vehicle as a tourist in BC, may be wrong though) but in our experience NS is especially strict in all aspects of vehicle insurance/registration.