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Road test may be cancelled if your vehicle is unsafe

You need to bring a safe, reliable vehicle for your road test. If it isn't safe or doesn't meet legal requirements, your test may have to be cancelled.

10 reasons a vehicle may be turned away

Typical safety defects or problems that can result in a cancelled road test include:

  1. brake lights, signal lights or headlights not working or with badly cracked or missing lenses
  2. cracked or illegally tinted windshield
  3. horn not working
  4. vehicle not properly licensed or insured
  5. seatbelts not working or frayed
  6. unsafe tires
  7. doors or windows not operating
  8. faulty exhaust
  9. unsafe or illegal vehicle modifications
  10. fuel guage on 'empty'
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Vehicle safety inspections

Find a designated inspection facility near youexternal link (PDF)

Source: B.C. government Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement website.