The Province of B.C. introduced Veteran Specialty Plates in June 2004 to honour Veterans and commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
The plates are available to Veterans who served:
The B.C. Veterans Commemorative Association (not ICBC) is the organization responsible for approving Veterans' eligibility for the plates. Once approved, Veterans can apply to their Autoplan broker for a set of Veteran plates for their vehicle.
Eligible Veterans can obtain Veteran plates when they own or lease:
To apply for Veteran plates:
The B.C. Veterans Commemorative Association will process your application, and mail back your approved application to you. To order your Veteran plates, take your original approved form to your Autoplan broker.
Your Autoplan broker will call you once the plates have arrived at their office. To collect your plates, you will have to bring your current Owner's Certificate of Insurance, Vehicle Licence and Registration to your Autoplan broker along with your current licence plates. Your current plates will be exchanged for Veteran plates.
When you hand in your current licence plates to your Autoplan broker, you will be issued Veteran plates at no additional cost. (If you do not have a set of current licence plates, an $18 new plate fee applies.)
It takes up to seven weeks to obtain your Veteran plates, including:
For all enquiries about Veteran plates, please contact:
B.C. Veterans Commemorative Association
604-876-2838
