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Ministry Safety Inspection Safety Standard Certificate Changes coming 2023 and beyond for Ontario

I've always been a believer in completing proper SSC Safety Standard Certificates or a Ministry Safety Inspection. These certifications need to be completed for several reasons: Transfer of ownership in Ontario ( buying or selling)  Transfer of ownership to another family  member Transfer of ownership from leasing company to your personal name or company name Importing of car  from the USA or another province to get Ontario plates.  Requested by insurance company due to age or transfer to another company After a vehicle has been rebranded    Several years ago there were changes to the auto repair safety standards paper manual. https://www.ontario.ca/files/2022-03/mto-passenger-light-duty-vehicle-inspection-standard-en-2022-03-18.pdf These changes were well overdue with additional c ... read more

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Ontario Vehicle Safety Inspection and Drive Clean.

I get asked  often what do I have to do when selling my vehicle or buying a vehicle? Depending on how you want to buy or sell it varies. Most common is to sell the vehicle or purchase the vehicle certified and Drive Clean tested. Certified meaninng a Ontario College of trades registered technican has completed a specific inspection to ensure the vehicle complies with the necessary qualifications for the certificate form. A repair facility that is MOT approved should have the manual always present for reference. If the vehicle passes both the Safety Inspection and Drive Clean then you're good for a transfer of ownership. Use this link to access the governments site for more details. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/dandv/vehicle/used.shtml As for Drive Clean, it's fairly simple.  Peform the test and if it's a FULL PASS then you're good. If it fails, or has a Condition ... read more

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