Date:         Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:12:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Moving to Edmonton, Insurance in Canada?
Comments: To: Martin Jagersand 1 <vwjag@HAMMER.CS.JHU.EDU>
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Martin, each province in Canada has its own idiosyncrasies regarding auto
insurance so you'll have to get advice specific to Alberta.
Here in Ontario, they like to play a cute trick: if you are new to Canada
and therefore have not been licensed or insured in Canada before, they start
you off as if you were a first time driver and insure you accordingly at
VERY HIGH rates. It would be nice to think that this situation was corrected
by NAFTA but I doubt it.
When you insure your Westfalia, be sure to get it rated as a "Motor Home"
which they are in Canada. Your rates will be lower and all of the camper
stuff is included (unlike car/truck/RV coverage).
-Larry

Martin Jagersand 1 wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm moving north. Edmonton, AB to be more specific. I'm in
> Edmonton right now on a house hunting trip, and I called around
> for insurance. I brought my accident and ticket free driving record from
> Safeco, but still got the above quotes. For my Westy camper I was
> quoted 5-800CDN for liability alone. Scary as I only pay a couple of
> hundred now.
>
> Any of you Canadians on the list know how to get reasonably priced
> insurance?
>
> Also is CAA (AMA in AB) a the best deal around for maps and towing
> insurance? Their ski lift ticket discount any good?
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
> PS I was glad to see lots of Westy's in the streets of Edmonton.
> Any listees?
>
> --
> Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel
>
> New and used parts for sale, gas and Diesel:
>
>     http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~jager/vw/Yale/forsale.html
>
> Martin Jagersand                 email: vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu
> Computer Science Department
> Johns Hopkins University
>
>         Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page:
>           WWW: http://www.cs.jhu.edu/~jager/vw
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