Author Topic: Registering A Car W/no Papers? (Read 8549 times)

72vwtype2 · « **on:** December 07, 2004, 02:20:05 PM »

What is involved in purchasing a vehicle (in BC) that has no papers and getting it registered? Has anyone done this recently? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Phil.

vdubn4x4chik · « **Reply #1 on:** December 07, 2004, 02:23:31 PM »

the owner of the vehicle should be able to go to any insurance place, and pay a small fee to have new ones printed up. Just call an insurance place and ask.

you can do a search on icbc.com and aircare.ca too. probablybetter to go to an autoplan agent tho.

James Buchan · « **Reply #2 on:** December 07, 2004, 02:24:46 PM »

I believe you need to do a vin search through ICBC, then once it is cleared you can have papers printed for a fee.

Make sure both your dash vin and under the rear seat vin's match.

Shane · « **Reply #3 on:** December 07, 2004, 03:37:08 PM »

If the owner is around they can go to any ICBC dealer show thier licence and get a copy like 4x4 said

Mowser · « **Reply #4 on:** December 07, 2004, 10:17:10 PM »

SlammedBus went through it with his '65 Notchback. Send him a PM he can give you the details.

Aircooled Angel · « **Reply #5 on:** December 07, 2004, 11:26:13 PM »

We were going to do this for the 58 bus but sold it instead. You will need a bill of sale from the owner you purchased the car from, this does not need to be the last registered owner- in our case, who knows who that was. Then you send the bill of sale, the vin number and i think it's 13.00 to ICBC. They will then send the last registered owner a letter to make sure that they have sold hte car and everything is legit. If the owner confirms this, or they do not respond within 6 weeks (i believe) they will issue you new registration papers.

They were really nice to me when I phoned and explained it was a vw. I was very suprised at ICBC that day.

slammedbus · « **Reply #6 on:** December 08, 2004, 09:38:40 PM »

It is actually easier than that. It is called the \"Last resorts procedure\" You pay a $6 fee for the last known owners address. YOU must send a letter explaining how you aquired the vehicle. In the letter you must request the owner supply a registration paper and sign the transfer papers that you send with the letter. This must be sent registered mail and you keep reciept. If no reply in eight weeks, or if letter is returned (which happened in my case) take reciept and returned letter (unopened) to Autoplan and they will supply you with a form that you must fill in that explains how you aquired the vehicle and have that notarized (20 bucks) It is no big deal. In fact I kept the returned letter for a year and a half before going in to Autoplan with the paperwork. EASY MEASY!! Autoplan will have a form that will give you the step by step

Aircooled Angel · « **Reply #7 on:** December 09, 2004, 10:01:29 AM »

Weird, that's very different then what ICBC told me. We didn't know who the last registered owner was and she wasn't going to tell me. She told me that she sent the letter. Oh well I guess you can do it several ways.