Ontario's Drive Clean Program
Does The Car Have Known Problems?
This magazine is a 'must buy' if you're looking to buy or sell a car in Canada. It offers a report card that rates each car for:
- predicted reliability
- predicted depreciation
- owner satisfaction
- accident avoidance
- crash protection
- fuel economy
How Safe Is the Car?
Visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/testing/comply/) to view crash test results performed at 30 mph. Note this is a US website. To my knowledge there is nothing similar in Canada, please advise if you know different by adding a comment.
Is the Car Fuel-Efficient?
With the price of gas these days being so high, it really makes 'cents' to visit National Resources Canada website (http://vehicles.gc.ca) to see the EnerGuide award-winning vehicles from 1999 to 2006. To get your FREE 2006 Fuel Consumption Guide, call them at 1 (800) 387-2000.
Is the car stolen?
I would've thought that the ministry of transportation offices would tell you if the car was stolen, but understand this is not true for all provinces in Canada. It's best to check out the Canadian Police Information Centre (http://www.cpic-cipc.ca/English/index.cfm?CFID=499399&CFTOKEN=59106971&jsessionid=1e30538091155564713411) website to be sure.
Take advantage of government services
Visit Transport Canada (http://www.tc.gc.ca/aboutus/prov.htm) to find links to the Provincial and Territorial ministries responsible for transportation where you'll obtain general information about products and services, fees, privacy, what you need to get started, and access to the following:
- Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP)
- Vehicle Licence Plate Renewal
- Driver and Vehicle Abstracts
- 3-Year Statement of Driving Record
- Vehicle History Search
- Plate History Search
- Plate Search - Recent Owner
- Plate Search - Registered Owner on a Specific Date
- Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Search
- Personalized Licence Plate (PLP)
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