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Post by frankenjeep on Oct 12, 2015 18:28:39 GMT -4
...and DISCUSS
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Post by C.B.RENEGADE on Oct 12, 2015 19:14:42 GMT -4
I liked paying $150 for full coverage insurance, including free tows and service calls. If your antique is not your daily driver than why not I say, plates are cheap as dirt too!
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Post by Enos on Oct 13, 2015 10:16:57 GMT -4
If they ever start enforcing the laws regarding the use of them, it could become a big disadvantage:
The owner of an antique vehicle who wishes to obtain antique licence plates must meet the following eligibility criteria: •the owner must be a resident of Nova Scotia; •the owner must have another registered motor vehicle in his/her name; •the owner must provide proof of insurance, and must maintain valid insurance at all times; •the vehicle cannot be used for business or usual family purposes; •the owner is a member of an antique club, and the secretary of the club has signed the application form indicating that the vehicle has been tested for originality, running order and safety.
Note: If the owner is not a member of an antique auto club, a Certificate of Mechanical Fitness form must be completed by a certified mechanic in lieu of an antique auto club membership.
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Post by andrew7447 on Oct 13, 2015 16:44:49 GMT -4
HAHA I got a 91 hatchback. Is it 25 years the req? I cant even imagine a antique car club taking me in. Id prob get hung up on.
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Post by eastcoastcam on Oct 13, 2015 18:15:02 GMT -4
HAHA I got a 91 hatchback. Is it 25 years the req? I cant even imagine a antique car club taking me in. Id prob get hung up on. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it now needs to be 30 years old...
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Post by andrew7447 on Oct 13, 2015 18:23:19 GMT -4
HAHA I got a 91 hatchback. Is it 25 years the req? I cant even imagine a antique car club taking me in. Id prob get hung up on. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it now needs to be 30 years old... Dammit see, they saw me comming.
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Post by frankenjeep on Oct 13, 2015 21:33:23 GMT -4
30 years old is correct! DMV lady pretty much said the same things as you, Enos. She also talked me out of it. In addition, insurance wants an appraisal.
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Enos
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Post by Enos on Oct 14, 2015 8:05:30 GMT -4
I forgot about the insurance requiring an appraisal.
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Post by Creepy on Oct 14, 2015 15:09:55 GMT -4
I have an 85 CJ7, its plated like normal, has inspection sticker and normal insurance.
Because I plow with it, and take it up for gas.
It isn't driving to car shows a couple of times a year, it's being used and abused.
Anything being wheeled should probably have regular plates.
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Post by Creepy on Oct 14, 2015 15:14:53 GMT -4
If they ever start enforcing the laws regarding the use of them, it could become a big disadvantage: The owner of an antique vehicle who wishes to obtain antique licence plates must meet the following eligibility criteria: •the owner must be a resident of Nova Scotia; •the owner must have another registered motor vehicle in his/her name; •the owner must provide proof of insurance, and must maintain valid insurance at all times; •the vehicle cannot be used for business or usual family purposes; • the owner is a member of an antique club, and the secretary of the club has signed the application form indicating that the vehicle has been tested for originality, running order and safety.Note: If the owner is not a member of an antique auto club, a Certificate of Mechanical Fitness form must be completed by a certified mechanic in lieu of an antique auto club membership. See the loophole here for putting junk on the road? I could start an antique club, get 5 people off facebook to be my officers. I'm also the seceretary, and sign off my junk as roadworthy. NO INSPECTION. It's timely that this question came up.....The gov't is currently working to close these loopholes. Here's some info I got just the other day. "Some info for changes coming to Motor Vehicle Act pertaining to custom vehicles. I'm on this guy's mailing list....not much of this is known info and there doesn't seem to be much stakeholder input." "Car Guys and Gals; We are finally seeing some light at the end of the Motor Vehicle Act tunnel. We have a new Registrar of Motor Vehicles. Janice Harland was appointed a few weeks ago. Janice is a professional engineer who has had years of experience in various sections of the Dept. of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. Paul Arsenault, the former Registrar, has been appointed to a special project to move the new Traffic Safety Act forward. This is all good news. I had a meeting with Paul Arsenault last Tuesday to discuss the issue of the new Act. Janice Harland had planned on attending also, but got called away to another meeting at the last minute. The new Traffic Safety Act will be the enabling piece of legislation that allows the creation of regulations for various classes of motor vehicles. Most of what hobbyists are interested in will be contained in the Regulations, not the Act itself. But in order to allow proper regulations to be created, the various types of vehicles will have to be defined in the Traffic Safety Act itself. As you are all aware, categories like kit-cars, street rods and modifieds do not exist in the current Motor Vehicle Act. Also, special category vehicles such as the Polaris Slingshot 3-wheel car are difficult to group under the existing Act. Plus, the existing antique category guidelines were written when all antiques would have been pre-WWII vehicles. Do we call kit-cars replicas, or owner-builts? These are the kinds of questions that will have to be answered. One thing that Paul is hoping to do with the new Act is to harmonized regulations with the other 3 Atlantic provinces, if at all possible. I agree that this is a good idea, if it can be accomplished. Obviously, drafting the new Act will take time, but my guess is that it should be ready for the legislature by mid-2016. But that is only my gut feeling. After that, we’ll have to get working on the regulations. I just wanted to give you all a preliminary update on the situation. I have been working on these types of issues since 2008. I am glad to see some action taking place. Please pass this information on to other interested parties who may not be on my mailing list. Conrad LeLièvre P.Eng. Nova Scotia Director National Association of Automobile Clubs of Canada 232 Milne Avenue New Minas, N.S. B4N 4C8 Phone: 902-681-0310 E-Mail: lelievreeng@ns.sympatico.ca"
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Post by Creepy on Oct 14, 2015 15:19:49 GMT -4
I think this guy is angling to become the inspecting body like David Hoar in NB. Anything modified is going to have to go thru his organization, and we'll have to pay them.
Its a money grab. Out current laws are fine....they are loose and liberal. Sure they could make some better classifications for kits cars and stuff, but there is no problem besides what the gov't sees as lack of regulation and a great spot to rake in more user fees. (TAX)
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Post by Creepy on Oct 14, 2015 15:26:54 GMT -4
30 years old is correct! DMV lady pretty much said the same things as you, Enos. She also talked me out of it. In addition, insurance wants an appraisal. The appraisial is because you are insuring the value of the vehicle replacement. Antique insurance isn't the legally required PLPD, its replacement insurance, and the PLPD is a bonus. That's why you can't use the antique vehicle as a driver or business, or family toting. That would put you in a much higher risk catergory that the antique insurance dealers aren't willing to cover. Antique plates/insurance are for going to car shows. Anything else, its better off to plate it like normal, use regular insurance, and submit to bi-annual safety checks like a regular car.
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Post by frankenjeep on Oct 14, 2015 16:31:02 GMT -4
Agreed: I'm gonna pay the Donkeys the extra $$$ and have regular plates. AND start a club of one (me) I still want an appraisal tho. Any local (HRM) places / people that can do an appraisal?
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Post by chevystroker on Oct 14, 2015 20:02:08 GMT -4
Thanks for the updates Jan. Much appreciated.
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Post by davidson on Oct 25, 2015 20:16:08 GMT -4
I have regular insurance and antique plates on mine. No club, just had to pass a mechanical fitness test that any licensed inspection shop can do.
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