So, I had one hell of an Epic weekend. Friday night my Girlfriend and I drove 7 hours to Brantford, Ontario and on Saturday morning we purchased and drove home a beautiful 2018 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS 1LE. In less than 24 hours we drove 15 hours.
As you can imagine I'm super excited see, experience but most of all participate in everything the Montreal / Quebec car scene has to offer over the coming summer months.
That aside I'm having a really hard time knowing how to go about getting the car registered in Quebec. I'm not totally oblivious, however after a hour conversation with the SAAQ this afternoon I'm still not sure how best to go about getting the car registered.
Now, in order to get the car home from Ontario the dealer had to get me a 10 day temporary driving permit in order to obtain a safety certificate and get it registered in Quebec. However this expires on the 3rd of March and I can not get another one from Ontario.
The problem I have is, the car is on Good Year Eagle F1 Super Car high performance summer tires which come with the 1LE Camaro. Driving it home this past weekend was Ok with the beautiful weather and dry roads, but we are heading into some seriously cold weather at the end of this week + a little snow.
The last thing want to do is take this car with these tires anywhere near some ice and snow.
So my plan was to just leave the car parked until after the 15th of March when the snow melts a bit more and I can legally drive on the F1s.
But speaking to the SAAQ today they are saying I have 7 days to get the car registered from date of purchase, I explained I don't have winter tires so I won't pass a safety inspection and can I wait until after the 15th. The woman on the phone said No, I have to get it registered immediately. But I had to get winter tires. I explained I'm not buying $2000 worth of winter tires to drive for 2 weeks just to get a safety certificate. Honestly I don't think the woman I was talking to has a clue at all, she left me on hold for over 10 minutes to look up the date I could drive without winter tires (we all know it is March 15).
So my question is. What is the best advice I can do to get the car registered?
Wait until the 15th, Can I get a Quebec Temp driving permit to get a safety certificate?
Can I apply for a Winter Tire exemption and just go get a safety certificate before my Ontario permit runs out on the 3rd?
I'm sure a lot of this is common knowledge, just chatting to the SAAQ this afternoon has left me asking more questions than they solved.
The car was purchased from a dealer.
Here is the car I bought
As you can imagine I'm super excited see, experience but most of all participate in everything the Montreal / Quebec car scene has to offer over the coming summer months.
That aside I'm having a really hard time knowing how to go about getting the car registered in Quebec. I'm not totally oblivious, however after a hour conversation with the SAAQ this afternoon I'm still not sure how best to go about getting the car registered.
Now, in order to get the car home from Ontario the dealer had to get me a 10 day temporary driving permit in order to obtain a safety certificate and get it registered in Quebec. However this expires on the 3rd of March and I can not get another one from Ontario.
The problem I have is, the car is on Good Year Eagle F1 Super Car high performance summer tires which come with the 1LE Camaro. Driving it home this past weekend was Ok with the beautiful weather and dry roads, but we are heading into some seriously cold weather at the end of this week + a little snow.
The last thing want to do is take this car with these tires anywhere near some ice and snow.
So my plan was to just leave the car parked until after the 15th of March when the snow melts a bit more and I can legally drive on the F1s.
But speaking to the SAAQ today they are saying I have 7 days to get the car registered from date of purchase, I explained I don't have winter tires so I won't pass a safety inspection and can I wait until after the 15th. The woman on the phone said No, I have to get it registered immediately. But I had to get winter tires. I explained I'm not buying $2000 worth of winter tires to drive for 2 weeks just to get a safety certificate. Honestly I don't think the woman I was talking to has a clue at all, she left me on hold for over 10 minutes to look up the date I could drive without winter tires (we all know it is March 15).
So my question is. What is the best advice I can do to get the car registered?
Wait until the 15th, Can I get a Quebec Temp driving permit to get a safety certificate?
Can I apply for a Winter Tire exemption and just go get a safety certificate before my Ontario permit runs out on the 3rd?
I'm sure a lot of this is common knowledge, just chatting to the SAAQ this afternoon has left me asking more questions than they solved.
The car was purchased from a dealer.
Here is the car I bought
I had to go to revenue Quebec to get a VDE-23 form, because the SAAQ doesn’t recognize the trade in without it, even know it’s clearly shown on the bill of sale. Speaking of the bill of sale/contract, make sure you have the original copy when you go to the SAAQ. So after you’ve gotten your car inspected, gotten the vde-23 form if needed, go to the saaq, get your plate & you’ll have to pay our PST, now if you’ve also paid Ontario’s harmony tax which includes their PST, you’ll have to print a copy of the GST495 form from the Canada revenue agency, fill it out & send it in with a copy of your saaq receipt & bill of sale showing that you’ve paid both PST’s, my refund took 6wks., but they did add interest.
