Just in time for summer, owners of Hot Rods, Classic Cars, or any qualifying special car without mud flaps or fenders can legally drive on our province’s roads.
Christy Clark revealed the new amendment to the Motor Vehicle Act Regulation this past weekend.
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“Whether they live here or are visiting, owners of these special, modified vehicles can now drive our roads legally,” Premier Clark said in a statement. “These owners take great pride in their cars and this summer, they can take them where they belong – the open road.”
Owners of specialty cars can operate worry-free and won’t require to have mudguards or mud flaps where highways are dry and paved.
For a vehicle to qualify, it must have been built in 1940 or earlier, or be replicas of a vintage vehicle.
Prior to the amendment, vehicle owners without fenders operated vehicles as a risk due to the strict regulations of the Motor Vehicle Act.
“We heard from specialty car owners that this regulation was getting in the way of the legal operation of otherwise safe cars on our roads,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “This is a common-sense fix to unnecessary red tape that was making it difficult to attract collector car events to our province. Now, thousands of owners can travel to events, or simply take their cars for a spin without special consideration or concerns about breaking the law.”
