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Title: Registering A Car With No Papers?
Post by: 72vwtype2 on January 23, 2006, 09:06:36 PM

I know this topic has been on this forum many times and I have actually done it myself in the past. But it has been awhile. Has anyone done this recently? What steps are necessary to getting the proper paper works?

Thanks.

 

Title: Registering A Car With No Papers?
Post by: steveo_32 on January 24, 2006, 07:38:44 PM

You can write ICBC head office-North van with a letter including a bill of sale and a explanation of how you got the car, From there It help's to take a couple of picts of the car and send those too,

With a bill of sale ICBC will send you the last known address of the previous owner! Cost about 8 bucks if I remember.

From there they will either send you a disclaimer stating that the owner is dead or an envelope with last known residential address attached.

Now if the owner is dead you must head to a Notary to make sure this car was not willed to a living person
There is a fee involved. If all is clear its in your name!

Now if the envolope has the attachment you must mail it to the last know address with a letter telling that you now own the vechicle and are trying to restore it.  You will either get back a unopened letter (meaning the owner now no longer resides there) Or a letter saying GIVE ME MONEY!! Sometimes old owners want money for their signature. It happens alot, or you might get a nice one who just signs and sends it back!

If the owner does not live there you then send back to ICBC a letter saying you have tried to get a hold of the owner to no avail and as long as they have records that it has been insured previously they should give you the papers, Might throw on a saftey inspection(been doing that last little while).

Worst case you get a letter back stating that the vehicale is currently insured........which suck ass!!