Thread #3142

News about the 15-year importation rule

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Mr.WilliamFebruary 9, 2007
#42581

News about the 15-year importation rule

Morning Gentlemen,

I wanted to contact your forum with some important news about the 15-year importation rule. The Canadian government is considering a change to a 25-year importation rule. This process has been building behind closed doors for the last year without public notice or consideration. We at IVOAC (Imported Vehicle Owners Association of Canada) (www.ivoac.ca) received information that the draft is completed and will be submitted for signature THIS SPRING. This is not rumor; this is fact.
If you own, want to own a 15-year old import OF ANY MAKE OR MODEL then this will affect you.
We at IVOAC have created a website FIGHTING this change. We have developed a 60+ page rebutting this attempt to change the rule. 3 weeks ago we started up the site and immediately caught the interest of the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) importers. Our membership grew quickly to almost 200 persons.
This site will deal with all the latest confirmed information dealing with DOT/SAE issues, insurance concerns and of course fighting the change itself.
We strongly ask that you at least check out the site (www.ivoac.ca) and if you feel comfortable to join in the fight. Most of the conversations so far on the site are by the RHD community but the change will affect ALL persons that own or wish to own a 15-year old import from ANYWHERE (but the states). They have the power at this time to succeed but with your help we can stop this.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you might think would be affected.

Cheers
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Morning Gentlemen, 

I wanted to contact your forum with some important news about the 15-year importation rule. The Canadian government is considering a change to a 25-year importation rule. This process has been building behind closed doors for the last year without public notice or consideration. We at IVOAC (Imported Vehicle Owners Association of Canada) ([url]www.ivoac.ca[/url]) received information that the draft is completed and will be submitted for signature THIS SPRING. This is not rumor; this is fact. 
If you own, want to own a 15-year old import OF ANY MAKE OR MODEL then this will affect you. 
We at IVOAC have created a website FIGHTING this change. We have developed a 60+ page rebutting this attempt to change the rule. 3 weeks ago we started up the site and immediately caught the interest of the JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) importers. Our membership grew quickly to almost 200 persons. 
This site will deal with all the latest confirmed information dealing with DOT/SAE issues, insurance concerns and of course fighting the change itself. 
We strongly ask that you at least check out the site ([url]www.ivoac.ca[/url]) and if you feel comfortable to join in the fight. Most of the conversations so far on the site are by the RHD community but the change will affect ALL persons that own or wish to own a 15-year old import from ANYWHERE (but the states). They have the power at this time to succeed but with your help we can stop this. 
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you might think would be affected. 

Cheers
DominikFebruary 9, 2007
#42617
Good luck! The same thing happened in Australia, but not to something as bad as a 25(!)yr old rule...

We were given lots of notice, and the government received several housands of letters, petitions, proposals, begging, grovelling etc, but it made no difference. They charged ahead with the change regardless of the fact that almost every car enthusiast was against it.

But the fact that they have held out this long (our rule change was in 2005), means they might listen to you!!
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Good luck! The same thing happened in Australia, but not to something as bad as a 25(!)yr old rule...
 
We were given lots of notice, and the government received several housands of letters, petitions, proposals, begging, grovelling etc, but it made no difference. They charged ahead with the change regardless of the fact that almost every car enthusiast was against it. 
 
But the fact that they have held out this long (our rule change was in 2005), means they might listen to you!!
vip_baller250September 11, 2007
#88365
Well the lamest rule in the world just got a lot more lame...nice of them to let us know about the changes too....government pricks
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Well the lamest rule in the world just got a lot more lame...nice of them to let us know about the changes too....government pricks
DominikSeptember 12, 2007
#88650
So what is the new rule? Nothing obvious on the website...
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So what is the new rule? Nothing obvious on the website...
MurphySeptember 12, 2007
#88684
There has not been any change yet.
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There has not been any change yet.