Emigration and Moggies

Post by **Furrtiv** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:22 pm

Okay, so myself and the other half are seriously thinking about moving to Canada in a few years. If we do go, and if I still have Ector (or even have had to replace him with another Moggy), what are the rules for exporting and running older cars out there? Are there any useful websites anyone can recommend? And roughly how much might it cost to ship something the size and weight of a Moggy (Traveller)?
I'd really hate to have to give him up, but if the cost is going to be prohibitive, or the rules forbid old British cars to be run in Canada, what are my options?
I think I remember reading somewhere that cars over twenty-five years of age are acceptable as classics, whereas all modern cars have to meet the stringent safety guidleines the country has in place.
We may not even get there, and if we do, it will not be for a good few years, but I'd like to know now what my possible options may be. Also, if there's a Canadian branch of the Club, or a Canadian equivalent, I'd really appreciate a link to their site please.

Post by **bigginger** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:50 pm

The people who might be good to talk to are Pyoor_kate and Multiphonniks, who are both planning/have researched exactly this. Kate's just started a new job/moved, so not on here much at the mo, but it might be worth a PM in case she peeks in

Post by **Furrtiv** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:19 pm

Ta, will get onto that tomorrow, thanks.

Post by **JimK** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:39 pm

I asked a bunch of Canadian friends. Here's a link from one of them about importing into Canada:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/mj/import.htm

Road-worthiness requirements are set by each province, so you'll need to look up the provincial government for where you want to settle.

If they turn up more information I'll add it here.

By the way, Vancouver is a great place...

Post by **JimK** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 7:38 am

More tips:

In most places she'll probably want to factor in the cost of storage for 6-8 months of the year, or get a house with a garage.
Canadian winters will eat your car alive. They mix salt and gravel for the roads, it'll tear through the rust proofing then the salt will take over and work on the metal. It's very hard to wash the car when it is -30°C outside for several weeks on end.

Post by **Kevin** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:48 am

It's very hard to wash the car when it is -30°C outside for several weeks on end.

My goodness that sounds cold and as for

They mix salt and gravel for the roads,

No wonder storage is suggested.

Post by **Furrtiv** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:37 am

Yes, I think a secondary car would be practical for the winters, one made for Cnadian roads. Thanks for the help.

Post by **Furrtiv** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 10:29 pm

Just joined CarTalkCanada, some very helpful - if somewhat crazy - people on there, so thankyou for the link.

Post by **ben739** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 5:37 am

well, i think mine will be okay for daily driving, I am moving to Florida in March.

Post by **Furrtiv** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:56 pm

Very tidy little Traveller - mine's a bit world weary! And in the garage again, due a valve going wrong on the M69 halfway to work this morning!

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:27 pm

Aye, each province does indeed set it's own; but both BC and ON suggested there would be no issues as the car is over 15 years old... Basically the roadworthiness tests in ON appeared to be vastly less strict than in the UK (this is assuming that the cars I saw shedding metal as they trundled had passed it!).

And yeah, the winters are pretty hard on cars there, apparently