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Service Nova Scotia - Registry of Motor Vehicles Licence Plate For Motor Vehicle |
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| Who Needs This Licence? | ||
| A Licence Plate must
be attached to any vehicle traveling on a public road in Nova Scotia,
and also to off-highway vehicles (ATVs, snowmobiles, etc.). On cars,
vans, other light vehicles, the plate is attached on the back; on heavy
commercial vehicles, it is attached to the front. If your vehicle is issued 2 plates, both plates must be displayed. In Nova Scotia, there is no special process for getting a licence plate. One is given to you when you get a Vehicle Permit. For information on Vehicle Permits (how to get one, how to renew it, and so forth), please click here.Nova Scotia Licence Plates are assigned to the applicant, not to the vehicle itself. So, when you get a different vehicle, you can take your licence plate off the old vehicle and put it on the new vehicle. (However, within 30 days, you have to get a new Certificate of Registration and a new Vehicle Permit from the Registry of Motor Vehicles. For information on Identification Requirements, please visit the Registry of Motor Vehicles website. If your licence plate is damaged, stolen or goes missing, you need to get a replacement licence plate. (See Vehicle Permit to details...) |
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| Issuing Department / Agency: | ||
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Service Nova Scotia Registry of Motor Vehicles |
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| Where can you get this Licence and / or further information? | ||
| Phone: | 902-424-5851 or if calling
long distance, call 1-800-898-7668 (toll-free) |
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| Visit: | Registry of Motor Vehicles Offices are located in Most Access Nova Scotia locations |
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| E-mail: | Send us an e-mail through our online enquiry form. | |
| Website: | http://novascotia.ca/sns/rmv | |
| Write: |
Service Nova Scotia |
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| Fax | 902-424-0720 | |
| Additional Information: | ||
| 1) Types
of vehicle plates
available include the following: Acadian Flag Accessible Parking Zone (Mobility Disabled Parking Zone) Amateur radio operator (VE1 or VA1) Antique [limited use; vehicles over 30 years old] Buy Local Camper [vans and motorhomes with camper conversions] Commercial [commercial vehicles whose registered weight is over 5001 kgs] Conservation Dealer Farm tractor [bonafide farmers] Farm truck [bonafide farmers] Firefighter Fisherman truck [bonafide fishermen] Gaelic Interprovincial Prorate (IRP) [commercial vehicles travelling outside of Nova Scotia] Miscellaneous equipment (GT) [backhoes, bulldozers, etc.] Motorcycle Motor-driven cycle [mopeds] Off-highway Vehicles [4-wheelers, ATVs, dune buggies, mini-bikes, etc.] Personalized Restricted Semi-trailer (PT) Trailer (T) Veteran Volunteer Firefighter Volunteer Ground Search and Rescue Replacement plates are issued at the request of the customer for various reasons (such as lost, stolen). |
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| Legislative Authority: | ||
| Motor Vehicle Act and Regulations, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter 293 | ||
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