How to Drive Home a Used Car Without Plates
- Etabol [OP]
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:43 pm
Bought a used car, private sale. How do I get it home?
I am going to buy a used car from kijjji. Private sale so no temp plates or dealer plates etc.
The law requires seller to remove their plates after sale. The law says using plates not registered to that car is not allowed.
So once I pay the seller and get all the ownership docs etc. How do I get it home?
I will be transferring my current plates on my old car to the new one. Also what to do for insurance?
I called my insurance and it said office is closed. Times are 9-6pm. I called at 1pm. Must be closed for lunch. My old car will be sold to a friend or be scrapped.
I am in Ontario. Can anybody share some experience thanks.
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- vkizzle
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:45 pm
Have it towed to your house?
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- er34er34
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:48 pm
Insure it, register it, get the plates, go to seller's place and install plates, drive it home. C'mon.
- #4
- Etabol [OP]
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:51 pm
er34er34 wrote: ↑Insure it, register it, get the plates, go to seller's place and install plates, drive it home. C'mon.
Yeah that part I know but private sales are finished outside normal working hours. So you agree to buy the car. So what next, you pay him in full and just leave the car there until all the paperwork is done and then go get it?
Or do you withhold payment until all this is done?
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- StTakla1
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:51 pm
As far as I remember:
1. The seller can drive it to your house, or
2. Call your insurance and insure your car, they'll email you a slip, print it, take it, your old plates, and the ownership transfer to the nearest registry office, register the car, then go put your old plates on the car and drive it away.
- #6
- vkizzle
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:51 pm
er34er34 wrote: ↑Insure it, register it, get the plates, go to seller's place and install plates, drive it home. C'mon.
He can't reach his insurer...
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- mrbig94
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:54 pm
Get the seller to meet you at your insurance brokers office and get the car transferred there and insured on the spot. You will receive plates and bam! On the road! At least that is how I did it in B.C.
"Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul" 
- #8
- Etabol [OP]
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:54 pm
I am thinking of asking the seller to drive it to my house. However how many are willing to drive it to another city?
I don't mind driving him back if they are okay with it.
- #9
- Ungie
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:54 pm
There is a specific used vehicle information package for private auto sales in Ontario. The buyers portion should include all of the of the relevant info and the seller MUST supply this package. See here:
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/ ... used.shtml
- #10
- Etabol [OP]
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:55 pm
mrbig94 wrote: ↑Get the seller to meet you at your insurance brokers office and get the car transferred there and insured on the spot. You will receive plates and bam! On the road! At least that is how I did it in B.C.
Insurers do not give plates in Ontario. Also I will be transferring everything from my old car to this one.
The problem with this deal is it is done after work so most government offices are closed.
- #11
- StTakla1
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Jun 14th, 2016 1:59 pm
Etabol wrote: ↑Yeah that part I know but private sales are finished outside normal working hours. So you agree to buy the car. So what next, you pay him in full and just leave the car there until all the paperwork is done and then go get it?
Or do you withhold payment until all this is done?
Yes, it's alright to leave the car there. I've done it a couple of times.
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- DJ_Peanuts22
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Jun 14th, 2016 4:07 pm
Make the seller deliver it
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- peteryorkuca
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Jun 14th, 2016 4:20 pm
Yea, if I want to sell my car bad, I would drive it to the buyer's house but ask if he can give me a lift back home.
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- dilligafeh
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Jun 14th, 2016 6:18 pm
Ask him to drive it to your home and you drive him back or pay for his cab fare. If he declines, then ask if you can leave it at his house for a couple of days until you get your paperwork ready. These things should be common sense...
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- MacGyver
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Jun 14th, 2016 7:53 pm
Having the seller drop off the vehicle to the buyer just makes life so much easier for everyone involved. That's how I sold my last car.
- #16
- Ken_vs_Ryu
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Jun 14th, 2016 8:57 pm
What kind of insurance closes at 6pm? Most are open 24hrs aren't they? Call and get insurance number and take that to DMV and get a temp plate (around $35) good for 10 days
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- UrbanPoet
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Jun 14th, 2016 9:05 pm
Etabol wrote: ↑I am thinking of asking the seller to drive it to my house. However how many are willing to drive it to another city?
I don't mind driving him back if they are okay with it.
That's not at all a unreasonable request if you help give him a ride back.
Communicate this with the seller... It'll save you towing fees.
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- ohnabatko
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Jun 14th, 2016 9:15 pm
Etabol wrote: ↑I am going to buy a used car from kijjji. Private sale so no temp plates or dealer plates etc.
The law requires seller to remove their plates after sale. The law says using plates not registered to that car is not allowed.
So once I pay the seller and get all the ownership docs etc. How do I get it home?
I will be transferring my current plates on my old car to the new one. Also what to do for insurance?
I called my insurance and it said office is closed. Times are 9-6pm. I called at 1pm. Must be closed for lunch. My old car will be sold to a friend or be scrapped.
I am in Ontario. Can anybody share some experience thanks.
Any reason for seller and you not to meet at MTO office and you the transfer of ownership on the spot and you get the plates.
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- Canuck2fan
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Jun 14th, 2016 9:17 pm
In Ontario you can legally, temporarily switch your plates and insurance to a car that you have purchased and drive it without going to the ministry or notifying your insurance company for up to two weeks if certain conditions are met....
Basically, you MUST NOT DRIVE your OLD car at all after you make the switch. Then you need your own valid insurance, a valid safety and etest for the vehicle, the registration signed and dated by the former owner. A completed Used Vehicle package and a signed and dated receipt.
Also you WILL most likely get pulled over but don't panic any cop who isn't a headcase or rookie should know about this. Once all your paper work checks out you should be good to go.
If the vehicle you bought isn't safetied or etested you CAN NOT do this. You must go to a MTO outlet and get a temporary sticker to get a saftey and etest.
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- bembol
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Jun 14th, 2016 9:36 pm
Depending how far you live drive it home, my boy did.
If you don't want to take that risk tow it.
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How to Drive Home a Used Car Without Plates
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