imported JDM...

[ottamania]

so my car is about to arrive in vancouver soon and i know that i have to get some kind of temporary pass thing from registiries to drive the car from vancouver to calgary.

Do I have to insure it too? cause i dunno if they are gonna let me drive if i dont have insurance on it?

any idea???

lemme know pls...

[Russo]

ya in order to get the temporary registration u ll need insurence...
for insurence all u need is a vin # so shouldnt be hard

[Destinova403]

you can buy temporary insurance from most companies i think... either way it would be smart to get it... if anything happened on the trip you would be very liable for the damages... which could be in the millions if its bad enough

what car did you import and when is it due?

[Russo]

i dont think there is a company that does temporary insurance here in Alberta i know there is one in BC.... but anyways u need one :D and if u have insurance now i bet u couple talk to ur company and switch ur ins to the one u bringing temporary

[ottamania]

yeah i ll call my insurence comp. see what they say.

i am bringin eg6 with b16a mint condition, bone stock.

my container should be arriving tomorrow or thursday.

[403civic]

what happed to the new 25 year law?

[Destinova403]

Originally posted by 403civic
what happed to the new 25 year law?

it was never a law... just a proposition... it probably wont pass for atleast another few years.

[ottamania]

i was doin lot of research on that law. didnt really find anything that it said its passed.

so i imported a car :)

[300zxfairlday]

You gotta go to an autoplan broker in Bc ( which are located all over the place) and give them your documents. They will then issue you a permit which will include insurance. I brought mine down with 2 days insurace full coverage was about either $53.00 for both days or one cant remember . *very easy process* iff you got all the original documents it shouldnt take more then 10 mins to do it.

[ottamania]

i phoned them, she said they only sell ins. to bc residents. but she said for the temporary license , they give it there.

[Shane1]

I just called my local insurance company (A-Plus) and they gave me transit insurance from LA to calgary ($250 about).

As for the transit pass, it was $24 from the local registry. I was good from the AB border to home. You'll need it from Van to Cal.

Good luck!

[ottamania]

yeah i will call my ins comp.

thnx tho.

[heizervr6]

If the car you bought replaces and existing one you could just use the plate off the old one and the insurance transfers over for 14 days (make sure you have your Bill of Sale with you as proof) - double-check the fine print in your policy first though - TD Meloche Monnex covers things of this nature so long as you're not flipping.

[MidnightDreamer]

One note about vins... Insurance and registries sometimes don't understand that JDM cars don't have these. They have a chassis number which is an equivalent. You need to get a rep that has experience dealing with JDM vehicles or you're in for a bit of a headache...

[pulse_crx]

Just set up insurance on the vehicle, and if you have another plate from a vehicle with valid registration your good for 14days. Either do it like that, or just get the vehicle shipped to calgary for around $350. I think I used H & R transport for my mr2.