Saw a newer Grand Cherokee today.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 02/12/2017 at 21:32 • Filed to: None

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but it had a plate like this:

It looked like your grandmothers Grand Cherokee, nothing visibly different apart from the plate. Why would it be that way? I’m assuming it federally owned, but how would it be insured?

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/12/2017 at 21:44

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“CANADA” plate means military. It’s an official use vehicle for off-base ops.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 02/12/2017 at 21:49

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Makes sense, I was halfway between CFB Meaford & CFB Borden.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/12/2017 at 22:13

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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in right of Canada doesn’t insure anything. It makes registering federal vehicles in MB a bit of a headache sometimes. I’ve never really figured out what vehicles or agencies do or don’t use the federal plates, beyond the DND, or why they use them. The agency I work for just uses the provincial registration and plates.

I’ve seen a couple absolutely top-trim WK2's cruise through on federal plates with Gov of Canada stickers on the doors. No one I’ve asked at work was able to tell me what they were for (the Jeeps, so we’re clear), must have just been cruising through I suppose. It’s odd being in such a large federally-controlled area and seeing unrelated federal vehicles wandering through without knowing why they’re here.

someassemblyrequired > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 02/13/2017 at 00:13

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Those style are for DND owned vehicles. Similar to GSA plates in the U.S. The federal government are self-insured. There used to be different style Canada plates issued for Canadian military members personal vehicles while they were stationed in Europe - they were a similar design, but red on white. I don’t think those have been issued since CFB Lahr closed though.