When you move to B.C. from anywhere in Canada or other counties, you most likely need to register and license your car within 30 days of arriving in B.C.
Vehicles used for commercial must be registered, licensed and insured right away.
If you are bringing a vehicle to B.C. from elsewhere in Canada, your vehicle will need to pass a safety inspection at a designated inspection facilityin B.C.
Your vehicle must pass a provincial safety inspection at a designated inspection facility in B.C., and pass a federal inspection to ensure it meets Canadian standards.
Matrix Auto Repair Ltd. is one of designated inspection Facility in New Westminster, B.C. licensed by government.
We provide this service to the followings:
- First time registered in BC Used Vehicle
- Light Vehicle – 5,500 kg or less
- Light Truck
- Trailer
- Rebuilt from salvage.
The list
The following list is partly what is required to be checked . This list can be changed by authorities request. For more information, check I.C.B.C website or contact them.
Documentation
– Vehicle identification
Driver’s controls
- Horn
- Mirrors
- Windshield wipers
- Windshield and windows
- Windshield defroster
- Visors
- Interior heaters
- Parking brake
- Power brake operation
- Brake pedal reserve and leakage test
- Steering lash and travel
- Power steering
- Handle bars
- Accelerator pedal
- Transmission/speedo/Odom
Body integrity
- Driver’s seat
- Seat belts
- Motorcycle seat
- Doors
- Physically disabled passenger vehicles
- Reflex reflectors
- Floors
- Bumpers
- Trunk
- Trailer hitch
- Body exterior / protruding metal
- Motorcycle kickstand
- Frame
- Frame structural body
- Unibody
- Unibody structural integrity
- Airbag – driver (rebuilt and new to BC – fail)
- Airbag – passenger (rebuilt and new to BC – fail)
Undercarriage
- Tires
- Tire construction (mixed)
- Wheels/nuts/studs
- Road clearance
- Steering linkage
- Steering column and coupier
- Kingpins
- Ball joints
- Springs and attachments
- Shock absorbers
- Wheel bearings
- Fuel system
- Exhaust system and catalytic converter
Brakes
- Drum brakes
- Disc brakes
- Proportioning valve
- Mechanical components
- Brake lines and hoses
- Master cylinder
Engine compartment
- Hood and safety catch
- Vacuum system
- Power train
- Fuel system
Pressure fuel
- Liquid propane gas
- Compressed natural gas
Lighting/Electrical
- Battery
- Switches
- Visible wiring
- Indicator lights
- Lamps
- Headlight/aim
There are a few check boxes at the bottom:
- Vehicle has been road tested
- Altered / modified
- U-built
- Replicar
- Specialty vehicle
- Amalgamated
- Replikit
You can see the form in the following link provided by government:
Form MV-3199 is now online as a PDF
To book your vehicle for Safety Inspection, Call us today and let us help you through your car inspection.