Anyone who wants to move a vehicle which does not have valid registration or a valid safety inspection from point A to point B on a public road in Nova Scotia.

Note:

The vehicle must be in safe operating condition, but it does not need to have a safety inspection sticker.

This permit is valid for 1 move only, and must be used within a specific 24 hour period.

Effective January 1, 2004, any time an in-transit permit is issued insurance information is required. A Statement of Insurance form must be completed. For more information, click here.

Registry of Motor Vehicles Offices are located in Most Access Nova Scotia locations

Service Nova Scotia
PO Box 1652
Halifax, NS  B3J 2Z3
Canada

1)  You can fill out an application form when you come to the office to apply.

2)  If you are applying for yourself, you will have to provide:

(a)  the vehicle description [make, model, year and serial number], so that staff can verify that you own the vehicle;
(b)  date of the move and the destination; and
(c)  completed Statement of Insurance form. 

3)  Although it is not often done, you can send in your application by mail.  The requirements are the same.

4)  If you live in Nova Scotia, but the vehicle is not already registered here, you will have to get a Nova Scotia Certificate of Registration before you can get this permit.

5)  If you are applying on behalf of someone else, you must bring with you a letter signed by the owner of the vehicle, which includes the applicant's name, address and master number, the vehicle description [make, model, year and serial number], and which gives you permission to apply for a permit on their behalf. (Note: the permit will not be issued unless the vehicle is registered in Nova Scotia in the owner’s name.) You must also bring a completed Statement of Insurance form and know the date of the move and the destination.

6)  If you do not live in Nova Scotia, and you want to move the vehicle so that you can register it in another jurisdiction, you will need:

(a)  the vehicle description [make, model, year and serial number];
(b)  date of the move and the destination; and
(c)  some proof of purchase (some proof that the vehicle has been signed over to you).

In person: none

By Mail: 3-5 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
(Please allow several extra days for mail delivery.)

$ 13.20

Payment at counter:  cash, Interac debit card, Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, cheque or money order made out to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

Payment by mail:  please pay by cheque or money order made out to the Registry of Motor Vehicles.

For example: FINCH--220867001 [5 letters (Finch) + 22 (for 22nd) + 08 (for August, 8th month of the year) + 67 (for 1967) + 001 (3 computer-assigned numbers) ]