Ontario Private Sales Vehicle Handbook
June 24, 2010 Folks, RedFlagDeals.com readers and guests. (PST) on private sales of used vehicles in Ontario. Starting July 1, 2010, 8% Provincial Sales Tax.
If you are selling a used vehicle privately in Ontario, you must buy a used vehicle information package. This applies to the private sale of any car, van, light truck, motor home, moped, limited-speed motorcycle or motorcycle. The package is available from any ServiceOntario centre or online. The package, which the seller must show to potential buyers, is a description of the vehicle, its registration and lien history in Ontario, and the average wholesale and retail values for its model and year.
It also includes information about retail sales tax. As well as giving the buyer the used vehicle information package, sellers must remove their licence plates, sign the vehicle transfer portion of their permit and give it to the buyer. Sellers must keep the plate portion of the permit. The vehicle will remain registered in the seller’s name until the transfer is completed. Sellers have the option to report the vehicle as “Sold” at a ServiceOntario centre. The buyer must take the package and the vehicle portion of the permit to a ServiceOntario centre to register as the new owner within six days of the sale.
Failure to transfer the vehicle within six days is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act. Before buyers can put their own plates on their new vehicle, they must have:. Their licence plates validated. The vehicle portion of the permit issued for the vehicle.
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Their own licence-plate number recorded on the plate portion of the vehicle permit. A valid safety standards certificate. The minimum insurance required under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.
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Proof of passing a Drive Clean vehicle emissions test may be required, as used vehicles usually need a Drive Clean pass to register license plates under the new owner. However, exemptions apply. Visit the Drive Clean website at to see if your vehicle needs a test or to view the Drive Clean emissions-test history of a vehicle.