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When you buy or sell a vehicle, you must register the change in ownership.
When you sell a vehicle, you should remove your insurance from it. You can cancel it outright, or transfer it to your new vehicle. Take the following to your Autoplan broker:
Depending how much time is left in your insurance policy, you may be eligible for a refund on the remaining portion of it. If you are insuring a different vehicle, the credit can be applied to your new insurance costs. If you are cancelling your insurance, you may have to pay a cancellation fee.
Check out hints on buying used cars in our new Buying a Vehicle section. You may also want to get an ICBC Vehicle Claims History.
When you buy a B.C.-registered vehicle, you may drive it using the plates from your old vehicle for up to 10 days from the date you bought it, if your old vehicle has already been disposed of or sold. The new vehicle must be the same type as the old one. In other words, you can't put commercial plates on a passenger vehicle, or the other way around.
During the 10 days, you must keep the following items in your vehicle:
Within the 10-day limit, you must finish the transfer of ownership at your Autoplan broker's office. Take photo ID, a signed transfer/tax form, and the seller's copy of the Owner's Certificate with you.
