Historical plates any cop problems ?

d55dave said
Honestly, I think that you are all missing the big picture here. We have similar plates here in British Columbia - we have both collector and vintage plates with stipulations that they are not for daily use, only for car shows, club functions, parades, going to the garage / shop etc.

While we all bend the law a little, the bigger picture is what happens if and when you cause, or are even just involved in an accident, god forbid a serious one. Here in British Columbia the provincial insurance company has been known to question neighbors, co workers etc how the vehicle has been used, and if they can prove that you use it for other than what is spelled out on the registration and insurance, your insurance is null and void. Think lawsuit, loosing your house and savings etc.

Example - you are driving down the highway on a sunny day minding your own business and have a tire blow out, which causes you to have an accident where someone is badly hurt or killed - and your insurance washes their hands of it because they find out that you use the vehicle for other than what the paperwork says.

I suspect this is the same case elsewhere in North America. Bottom line is, if you want to have your *** covered, insure the vehicle appropriately for how you intend to use it.

That isn't actually true , here in BC , the Vintage plates are limited in use but the Collector plate is not limited to parades or special use at all , in fact I can and do legally drive my car from Victoria to New Hamburg Ontario every summer using my collector plates , the only restriction for the collector plate is that you cannot use the vehicle to drive to and from work or school ever anything else is fair game , unlike a Pleasure Use vehicle policy that you can drive to school or work 6 times a month { I have this on a 77 Grand Prix }. There is also a Modified Collector that has different restrictions but doesn't require the same documentation and strict original equipment rules that they require before approving your collector plate . ICBC can ask anyone they want about my driving habits I cover my *** , if I'm driving down the road and something happens I am covered I did my homework before I went into the program instead of listening to hearsay from people that aren't in the program .

PS . you are however correct on the tagging , the tags must match the insurance here they { ICBC } will not sell you a regular use policy for a Collector plated vehicle , you have to return the Collector plates and buy the regular ones it you want to purchase regular daily use insurance .