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Is it correct there is no M.O.T for cars.:confused:

kinda....

in bc if your around vancouver you have to get it air cared, but not in most of bc.

there is a safety inspection that the cops can send you to go get, but otherwise nothing.

i'm not sure in bc if they need the check after 10 years. and i've no idea about the rest of the nation.

but you do see some death traps driving around

Thanks,its the deathtrap part i am thinking of.We are going to live in London ontario and dont have a big budget for a car ($3000) and we have three kids under seven to moove around:blink:

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Originally Posted by kirstybowles (Post 8967123)

Is it correct there is no M.O.T for cars.:confused:

You know you really should state which province you are asking about. They all differ and we don't necessarily know which one you are moving to.

From Wikipedia:

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Emission testing programs in Canada include AirCare in the Lower Mainland only of British Columbia and Ontario's Drive Clean in Southern Ontario only.
Safety testing regulations vary through the different provinces. In Manitoba for example, upon buying a car (new or used), a valid safety check must be done before it can be registered. Dealerships are required to provide the buyer with a new safety, while private sellers are not (if a private seller so chooses, they may pay for, and issue a new safety in order to make it more appealing to buy). In either case, if the vehicle bought has not had a safety test within the last year, the buyer must safety the vehicle before it can be registered with autopac. From the point the car is registered, no safety test is required as long as the car remains with the current owner (however, if something goes wrong, automechanics and dealerships have the right to refuse to let the client drive out with an unsafe car).
The provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island require annual safety inspections, in Nova Scotia, a safety inspection is required every two years. Ontario British Columbia require bi-annual emission testing, although only the Lower Mainland of BC, which includes the city of Vancouver, and the southern part of Ontario, require any testing. The rest of the province is without such legislation.

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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 8967151)

You know you really should state which province you are asking about. They all differ and we don't necessarily know which one you are moving to.

what is wrong with you lot ,have you not learnt to read my mind lol

Its mad how one countrys law differs form one part to another :ohmy:

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Originally Posted by kirstybowles (Post 8967157)

Its mad how one country's law differs from one part to another :ohmy:

If you look at Canada in the same manner as you would look at Europe it makes more sense to people.

We have one central government and each province is almost like a separate country.

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Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 8967169)

If you look at Canada in the same manner as you would look at Europe it makes more sense to people.

We have one central government and each province is almost like a separate country.

OK,makes sense,just not thinking outside the UK, the sooner we get out there the better:rofl:

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Originally Posted by kirstybowles (Post 8967157)

Its mad how one countrys law differs form one part to another :ohmy:

Scotland has different laws to England. Tis the same thing

In Ontario there are no safety checks only an emissions test every 2 years. you can do it annually but pay extra and have it done every two years.

There are some Ministry enforcement vehicles about that have been pulling over very old rust bucket trucks but otherwise no safety stuff.

So is it going to be a lotto to get a good car .

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 8967189)

If you purchased an older vehicle the insurance industry used require a vehicle inspection before insuring any vehicle ten years old or older. I don't know if that is still the case. But that was only a one time inspection.

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Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 8967189)

Not quite true. You need a Safety Certificate before you can privately sell a used vehicle (of any age) in Ontario.

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Originally Posted by kirstybowles (Post 8967197)

So is it going to be a lotto to get a good car .

There's nothing stopping you from taking the car to a licensed mechanic and having it inspected before purchasing it. If the owner doesn't want it inspected then walk away.

I will put one or two of the kids on ebay and get good one then:lol: