Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:28:42 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [WetWesties] Canadian Importing Vanagon Westfalia to Canada:
insurance while in US?
In-Reply-To: <CAB2RwfiW1vV+Pz5-iuF-duitO7y9U4Oy3OpKqXcWUVCZWLRyrg@mail.gmail.com>
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dear importer
you will need to have your permission to export documents sent to USA
border at least 3 days before you arrive with vehicle
these documents include a copy of original title + other documents as
required from list available on line at USA Border Services
you must arrive at the border crossing you sent your permission to export
documents to ...
you must arrive beteen 8 30 am and 3 pm at the USA customs office with the
original of the title in your hands
Enter USA office and offer your documents at the window ... then you wait
.. tic tic tic ... they call your name and may ask questions
stamp stamp you are on your way now to Canada Border Services where you
will fill out a F1 form permission to import to canada (they will not
accept if you do not have a permission to export stamp) ... welcome to
canada .. now you must seek your insurance office ... oh but wait there is
more
in bc you will have to submit vehicle to a thorough and complete inspection
to get insurance from icbc
to insure in usa ... i would imagine they would want to see a fixed address
simply insure your usa vehicle as a snow bird temporarily in usa and then
ask the question.... if i have to go to canada in this vehicle will i be
insured ...
they may tack on a few dollars extra ... they may ask when you are going ..
they may ask how long you will stay ...
that part is all up to you sir ... it is hard to say if they will insure
just to make the trip over the border ... there may be a temporary 1 month
insurance
i would suggest you read the policy to ensure what ever you bought fits
your needs and do not simply go to progressive or what ever ... go to your
AAA insurance agent and speak with them directly
the big deal is when you purchase insurance of any sort is that you be
clear about what you are purchasing ... you do not want to be in a wreck
and found to be uninsured and face millions in law suits ...
and there is one other item ... check the vehicle completely for past
usages ... if there is even a flake of past use being associated with
nefarious purpose ... that vehicle may cause you untold hardship at the
border when next you desire to re enter usa ... or even as you are at the
permission to export stage or as you try to come into canada ...
and one other thing ... depending on the model of westy .... if there is no
sink on the unit you are importing into cananda ... then you have there a
Station Wagon .... not an RV
and that changes things a little when you are standing at the insurance
wicket in canada ....
good luck
regards
On Fri, Mar 9, 2012 at 10:15 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Hi all.
>
> Importing a Vanagon Westy seems relatively easy, as the Vanagons have all
> been RIV exempt for a while, but.....
>
> My far fetched plan would be to finish work in US, purchase a Westy in the
> US (likely CA), camp in it for a week or so, drive it (import it) home to
> Canada.
>
> Obviously insurance companies and laws vary from state to state, but for a
> foreigner driving a vehicle in the US, can that person get sufficient
> insurance for short term use? Like do I get the vehicle in my name, then
> simply buy insurance for the term required?
>
> e.g. if the mileage is truly original and vehicle is rust free (or nearly
> so), this one might be nice:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1248521
>
> Thinking out loud,
>
> Neil.
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