При продаже автомобиля в Онтарио регистрационные номера остаются у продавца

Selling a used car in Ontario does not mean handing over everything attached to it. The vehicle changes owners; the licence plates do not. Ontario tells sellers to remove their plates and retain the plate portion of the vehicle permit. The plates follow the driver, not the car, so they can later be attached to another vehicle or otherwise dealt with through ServiceOntario. The buyer receives the vehicle portion of the permit instead. What actually passes to the buyer For an ordinary private sale, Ontario requires more than a signed ownership slip. The seller must provide a Used Vehicle Information Package, or UVIP. Section 11.1 of the Highway Traffic Act makes providing a valid package to the purchaser a legal requirement. The buyer also receives a signed bill of sale and the completed Application for Transfer on the back of the vehicle portion of the permit. Ontario specifies information for the bill of sale including the VIN, purchase price, buyer and seller details, and sale date. That paperwork matters because the transaction is not finished at the driveway. The new owner must register the vehicle with ServiceOntario within six days of purchase, using the transferred permit and supporting documents. Owners who prefer not to advertise a car to private buyers can also sell directly to a vehicle buyer. In the Toronto area, TopCashForCars.ca, for example, buys running vehicles as well as damaged and end-of-life cars. Whichever route the seller chooses, the underlying legal point is the same: the vehicle changes ownership, while the seller’s licence plates do not transfer with it. The practical detail most likely to prevent an awkward handoff is therefore one of the simplest: before the car leaves, take the plates off. They were never part of the sale.