Do you own a vehicle or trailer that has been homemade, or otherwise fits the description of a “ubilt” vehicle or a ubilt trailer?
If it meets the registration requirements summarized below, you can get it licensed and insured, and put it on the road.
For the purposes of registration, a ubilt or homemade vehicle is a new motor vehicle that:
Ubilt trailers are small trailers homemade from various parts. They may also be trailers that are sold unassembled by stores such as Canadian Tire.
To qualify for registration, the vehicle must meet equipment standards set out in B.C.’s Motor Vehicle Act Regulations.
Trailers weighing more than 1,400 kilograms GVW must also meet these standards.
Also, you must obtain all of the following:
Next, go to any Autoplan broker to apply to register the vehicle or trailer. Please bring the above documents, plus any bills of sale for major components. (If you don’t have bills of sale, you may be able to sign a statutory declaration instead.)
You will have to fill out a vehicle Transfer/Tax form (which the broker can provide).
If all registration requirements are met, the broker can issue licence plates and provide you with insurance.
Most ubilt trailers less than 1,400 kilograms do not require a B.C. Assigned VIN or a vehicle inspection.
For more information:Phone Vehicle Registration Support at (604) 661-6638 (collect calls accepted). Or write to: |
