Hi trimmerp,
I've identified three areas which you'll need to cover with your new
RV in order to get it road-ready.
1. licensing
2. registration
3. insurance
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Licensing-
First, to get you started: the type of vehicle licensing category that
the motor home would fall into is actually the same as any other
passenger vehicle, such as a car, despite its bigger size. What this
means is that you won't have to get any kind of special license to
operate the RV. It is Class 5 or 7:
http://www.icbc.com/licensing/lic_getlic_types.asp
"Two-axled vehicles (except for Class 4 vehicles and motorcycles).
These include cars, vans, two-axle trucks and utility vehicles. Motor
homes (including those with more than two axles), limited speed
motorcycles* (e.g., mopeds or mini scooters), all-terrain vehicles,
construction vehicles, trailers 4,600 kg or less and buses or vans
seating not more than 10 people."
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Registration-
How do you register the RV?
http://www.icbc.com/insurance/insura_getsta_howbuy_moving2_register.asp
You should be able to register the vehicle by giving the number that
you listed in your question, the vehicle identification number or VIN.
In addition to the usual place of the dashboard, you can check the
doorpost. If you take the RV to have any work done, a mechanic should
be able to let you know what the VIN is and where it is located.
http://www.icbc.com/glossary/def_vin.asp
Your VIN is shorter than 17 letters, but that is probably because your
RV was manufactured before 1981. It should still be sufficient to
register the vehicle. You will need it if you don't have the vehicle
registration document on hand.
You will need the following things in order to register the vehicle:
1. Vehicle registration document, or as known in America, Certificate of Title
2. Vehicle inspection report certifying that the car has passed at a
certified facility in British Columbia
If the RV is not registered in your name, but still in the previous
owner's, you will need a signed and dated bill of sale for the RV. If
you don't have or want to make up a bill of sale, you could have the
previous owner sign the vehicle over to you on their own registration
papers. From the ICBC website above:
"However, a vehicle registration document (or the Certificate of
Title, if the vehicle is from Nova Scotia) which is signed by the
registered owner of the vehicle and names you as the new owner, is
acceptable instead of a bill of sale."
If the previous owner doesn't have the registration document, you can
either have them go to their Autoplan broker and get a replacement, or
you can request a Lost Records Search on the vehicle.
To do this, write a letter to the following address:
Driver Testing and Vehicle Information
ICBC
154 - 151 West Esplanade
North Vancouver, BC V7M 3H9
Tell them that you are conducting a search for the vehicle's last
known owner. You must include a proof of purcahse, such as a bill of
sale, a transfer/tax form, or a notarized declaration, a $7 check
payable to ICBC, and your signature. Oddly, the website does not say
to include the VIN number, but you should do that, too, so that ICBC
has some way of knowing exactly which vehicle your vehicle is. (They
might assume that the number is included in the bill of sale.)
If you need any additonal information, call:
* 604-661-2233
* toll free 1-800-464-5050
If the person who gave the vehicle to you was not from British
Columbia, request that they obtain a copy of the registration from
their province.
If you need help finding an inspection facility, a Designated vehicle
inspection facility can be found in the Yellow Pages of a phonebook or
by calling Commercial Vehicle Enforcement at (250) 952-0577.
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Insurance-
You will need insurance for your new RV. It can only be insured once
it is registered in your name.
http://www.icbc.com/licensing/drive_rvpu.asp
You can find an Autoplan broker from this site:
http://www.icbc.com/insurance/insura_broker_locator.asp
You can buy the same types of insurance that you already have for any
cars you own, but there is one important difference:
while regular auto insurance will not usually cover the contents of a
vehicle, insurance for motor homes can be optioned to cover the
contents of the vehicle up to $2,000, and exempting certain valuables
such as jewelry.
If your RV has air brakes (most likely it does not), you will have to
get an air brake endorsement for insurance.
If you plan on towing trailers or equally heavy things behind the RV,
you might need a special endorsement on your license in order to do
so.
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Here are the locations of the licensing offices in Surrey:
from:
http://www.icbc.com/licensing/
Driver Services Centre - Expressway
Clover Square Mall (Cloverdale)
#102 - 17700 - 56th Avenue
Surrey, B.C.
V3S 1C7
Hours: 9:00 - 6:00 Mon. to Thu., 9:00 - 8:00 Fri.,
9:00 - 5:00 Sat.
1No testing is done at this location
Driver Services Centre
13426 - 78th Avenue
Surrey, B.C.
V3W 8J6
Phone no: 604-661-2255
Exams: 604-661-2255
Hours: Monday-Tuesday 8:30am to 4:30pm / Wednesday-Friday 7:30am to 7:30pm
2All testing in Surrey is done at this location
Driver Services Centre - Expressway
Boardwalk Mall
Unit C1A
15285 - 101st Avenue
Surrey, B.C.
V3R 9V8
Hours: 9:00 - 6:00 Mon. to Thu., 9:00 - 8:00 Fri.,
9:00 - 5:00 Sat.
1No testing is done at this location
If you have any additional clarifications that I can help you with or
any more questions, let me know and I'll be glad to help! Thank you
for your question.
I hope that you'll have lots of great times in this motorhome!
Cheers,
--keystroke-ga |
