How do I buy a car? (In Ontario)

"BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest." (bmanultima)
09/29/2015 at 20:42 • Filed to: None

So I’ve found a car, private sale, we’ve agreed on a price, now I just have to buy it.

So the car is an hours drive from me. I called my insurance company and arranged for insurance and I have the proof of insurance form. How do I go about getting plates and registering it and getting it home?

DISCUSSION (24)

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 20:46

go to the closest ServiceOntario with title, policy number, etc. they should point out what else.

My citroen won't start > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 20:49

Lick it and claim it as your own.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 20:52

Canadian eh? I have always paid, filled out the form and agree that I only paid $100 for the car so both forms say that, drove it home.

Birddog > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 20:57

Looking at Nibby’s post I’d say you request that the transaction goes down at the “ServiceOntario” to eliminate some driving.

In Illinois, as a Seller, I’d meet the buyer at a Currency Exchange just to make sure it was out of my name 100% (I’ve been burned in the past).

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
09/29/2015 at 20:59

How do I get plates for it then? In Ontario the plates stay with the person, not the car.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 20:59

I’ve only bought from dealers, but all the info you need is on http://www.ontario.ca/page/buy-or-se…

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/29/2015 at 20:59

I don’t have the title though, and Service Ontario isn’t open on weekends, which is the only time that I could get the car.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:00

I need to go to a ServiceOntario fo that.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:01

really? all the ones local to me are open until 2 PM on Saturdays.

If being closed is the case, then...

Bring the car back with the bill of sale, and register it when you can?

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/29/2015 at 21:02

Would I have to leave it at the previous owners house until I register it?

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Birddog
09/29/2015 at 21:04

See the problem is that Service Ontario isn’t open on the weekends and that’s the only time that I’d be able to get it.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:04

well, no. You have a bill of sale to prove that you bought a car. All is outlined here:

http://www.ontario.ca/page/buy-or-se…

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
09/29/2015 at 21:08

But I can’t drive it with no plates. Is the bill of sale enough?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:11

Hmm well I’m in California so it’s not like that, sorry. Only time someone keeps plates would be vanity plates I would think. My Z’s plates came with the car in 1971. So in Canada they take plates off the car and they go with the person?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:11

often times it is, if you get pulled over, and show the officer the BoS, and that you’re just driving it home, they should understand, although I wouldn’t count on it.

If you can Tow it with someone who’s got CAA membership, or something like that, it saves the headache. I’ve helped bring a car with no plates “home” once, wasn’t pulled over at all.

Birddog > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:13

That makes it a pain. Call them and see what they recommend (the website sucks!) And/Or call the Troopers (Mounties?) and see what they say.

Tohru > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 21:38

Since you’re in Canada, I assume you just have to trade the seller your moose for the car. Then on the way home you’ll hit a caribou and get killed instantly.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Tohru
09/29/2015 at 22:18

Well I already traded my Moose to go to college, but I worked all summer to earn another one, but this one isn’t as big as the old one, so I’ve lost track of where this sentence going.

The Compromiser > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 22:49

http://www.ontario.ca/page/buy-or-se…

Go here. Some bulshit form they have to run, proof of insurance and a bill of sale with signed ownership. You pay the taxes on the book value or min value and they can give you a 10 day permit to get it home. If you have a safety and an etest you can get plates and stickers.

Tohru > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/29/2015 at 23:19

You’re Canadian - the sentence was going to Tim Hortons.

Your boy, BJR > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/30/2015 at 08:03

Have an old set of plates at home? Just stick em on and drive very carefully. Then you can just go to the DMV whenever you want.

miadaman? yes please > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/30/2015 at 08:49

To do it formally, get your seller to fill out a UVIP (buy it from ServiceOntario) with the selling price - that’s the number you pay tax on. You will need to bring valid insurance, driver license and money.

The order in which I normally do it is when we meet up, I’ll bring him bank draft of the purchase price and he brings the UVIP and title. I give him the cheque (he may deposit it right there to make sure it’s legit), get a receipt and then sign the UVIP page. Then we walk in ServiceOntario and he signs over the title to me at the counter. I then either buy a new plate or bring my old one so the clerk will register the car to my name, pay tax and fees (~$200 fee, another $100 or so for plates irrc), drive into sunset.

You can also get a temp transfer license that lets you move the car to your home if you cannot get a license plate. But regardless you will need to have the title written in your name.

BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > miadaman? yes please
09/30/2015 at 09:04

So could I get the temporary transfer plate beforehand, say the day before, then get it fully registered a few days later? Or will they not give me the temps if I don’t have the title?

miadaman? yes please > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/30/2015 at 09:16

I’ve had the same problem, but no ServiceOntario won’t issue a temp license until the title is in your name. Which means if you’re getting the title there, you might as well just get the regular plates then.

Alternatively, if you want to use your old plates, make sure you bring the plate portion of the title with you.