Vehicle Registration & Licence

For your convenience, we provide vehicle licensing and vehicle registration services at all of our Westland Insurance offices.

All vehicles needing licence plates and insurance to operate in BC must be registered. Registration allows any transactions related to the vehicle to be recorded and forms part of a permanent record maintained by ICBC.

AirCare certification

Most vehicles licenced in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley must pass an AirCare test before their first insurance renewal. These vehicle emission tests are required before the vehicle can be insured and requirements for the tests vary according to the age of your vehicle.

For more information about whether your vehicle needs to be AirCare certified, contact the Westland Insurance office nearest you or call our Telecentre at 604-543-7788 or toll free at 1-800-899-3093. For more detailed information on the AirCare program, go to www.aircare.ca or call 604-930-5633.

Vehicle inspections & standards

In some cases, your vehicle may need a vehicle inspection under the Vehicle Inspection Program (run by the Ministry of Transportation’s Commercial Vehicle Safety & Enforcement branch)

For more information, and to access a list of Designated Inspection Facilities, please see the Commercial Vehicle Safety & Enforcement website.

Specialty licence plates

There are a number of licence plate choices available when you register a vehicle in BC. These include:

• 2010 Winter Games plate
• Collector plate
• Farm plates
• HAM radio plate
• Personalized plate
• Veteran plate
• Vintage plate

For more information on specialty licence plates, contact the Westland Insurance office nearest you or call our Telecentre at 604-543-7788 or toll free at 1-800-899-3093. For more detailed information on any of these specialty plates, go to www.icbc.com