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

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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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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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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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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.

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

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thanks

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Ah, wasn't thinking of the selling/buying bit. Just the vehicles that have been on the road for ever. You know the ones, shards of rusty metal hanging off, bumpers held on with duct tape.

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Here in NB we have an annual Motor Vehicle Inspection regardless of age of the car. Required to get the MVI and insurance evidence as part of Car Tax (much like UK)

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It's one of the thing that frustrates OH no end. The amount of cars he works on that wouldn't pass an MOT and then he sends them out on the road as the customer won't pay for the repairs.

It's crazy, really crazy.

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i think if your buying a second hand car (private sale) in Ontario (GTA) it has to have had/passed an independent safety inspection in the previous 30 days.

You need the safety inspection certificate + emission test to register the vehicle.

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Don't think you can sell kids on E-bay. Bit of an extreme measure to get a better car eh!

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thats the husband keeps threatening it but fortunatley i WILL NOT let him! :p

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This is correct. Better to try Craig's list, sell and buy anything on there. :thumbup:

And yes, you must have a safety before you can tag and attach a plate to a used car in Ontario. :blink:

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You might want to enquire on the cost of car insurance and ensure you have an abstract from your current insurance company and a photocopy of your UK licence. Both my wife and I have held our UK licences for over 30 years but they wanted to class as 'new drivers' at a cost of $3000 per year! Only after we could prove we both had clean licences and 7 years no claim bonus did they reduce the cost down to $1300 each!:frown:

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We could do all that and still noone would give us a decent price.