Ownership and License plates transfer question
 

Hi all,
I'm buying a used car. With no safety and no emissions from the seller, so I have to do it myself.
Also I have my old license plates that I want to use on this car.
Before I can register my license plates I will need to drive it, to get certified and e-tested.
What's the procedure?

My guess is:
First, I call insurance and add the car to my policy, then I take the "buyer's" part of the ownership and go to MTO office to get Temp Plate.
Then get safety and e-test papers and go back to MTO office to register it to my old plates.
Am I correct?

Which "part" goes after which?
I need insurance for temp plate or do I need temp plates for insurance?

And the stupid question: Can I transfer the ownership using a photo copy or a fax of the signed ownership?
My first guess is that I can't so don't beat me :)

well because the e-test place was real close to my house when i baught my car i used old plates to get there and then after the test i went to get new plates

Thanks, but it does not apply to me.
I don't drive a car unless everything is 100% legal (Plates, papers, insurance, etc).

here's what you gotta do...
 

to get the temp plate you need the car to be FIT if you look on the ownership you will see at the top 3 letter either FIT or UFT if it reads UFT it means it is unfit and you have to get a safety...the temp plate only allows you to move a vehicle, that is safe on the road, do to emissions issues, or what ever other temporary repairs, etc... As for the insurance company , my policy covered a tempoary vehicle as long as they were notified.

Thanks,
Hmmm... I wonder what "yourmama" has to say about it.
He seems to know every law and regulation there is. :thumbsup

You're smart to do things by the book. There's at least a couple of people here right now learning how stupid and expensive it can get if you don't do the license plate/insurance/ownership transfer the right way.

Your order of things to do is good.

If you already have insurance in your name on another vehicle, that insurance will cover a new vehicle purchase at no extra charge for the first 7 to 10 days or so following ownership transfer. Just give your broker a call to let them know of the new car, and write down the time and date of the call and the name of the agent you talked to in case there is any question later.

If the car is fit, you should be able to get a 10-day trip permit from the MoT provided you have the ownership and the ownership is that of a fit vehicle with current registration under the previous owner. Sometime people get grief though, so be prepared.

A fax or photocopy doesn't comprise an official document unless stamped with an official seal. I don't think they'll accept a photocopy or fax unless you also have a sworn affadavit attesting to the validity of the document and your ownership of the vehicle.

Just so you know for later if you ever need it, I once transferred an old Opel GT into my name with nothing, no ownership, no bill of sale, no note from the former owner, just an affadavit from a lawyer friend of mine swearing that I was in possession of the car through legal means.

Oh yeah, if the MoT gives you grief over the trip permit, don't just slap your plates on the car and drive it anyways. Ante up for the tow truck to get the thing to the garage doing the certification and etest. The cost will be peanuts compared to what you'll potentially pay if you get caught doing the other.

Thanks "yourmama",
No worries, I am not going to drive a car without temp licenses.
I am taking the owner to the MTO office with me and will give him the cheque only if I get temp licenses. I don't need the car otherwise.

The only problem is that the car is in London so I have to drive there with somebody to drive it back.

EDIT>>

Just added it to my policy.
90 CRX Si costs $80/month for full coverage with roadside assistance.
Not too bad I think.