Do you need a permit for a car wash?

Forgot my registration papers and need to get a permit for my car?

• Hey I forgot all my papers for my car in my dad's car when he gave me a ride after dropping the car off to get some rust fixed. He's gone for the weekend and I can't find the papers anywhere so im 99% sure i left them in his car so now i need to improvise. What info can i give for icbc to give a one day permit without the papers. I can give the info about the car and vin number and whatever so basically just the stuff on the transfer form and its already registered under my name. could i get a permit with just that stuff and my licence to prove i am the same person that owns the car or do i really need the regi papers no matter what? thanks

• Answer:

  You cannot get a permit. Since the vehicle has not been registered in your name the vehicle does not belong to you. The transfer paper that the seller signed and the vehicle registration are the only documents you can provide to show the owner of the vehicle has sold the vehicle to you. Without that proof no Autoplan agent will give you the time of day, never mind a Temporary Operating Permit (TOP). Even if you were to get another transfer paper and have the seller sign it, without the vehicle registration you still cannot get a TOP or transfer the vehicle into your name. Until you can speak to your dad you're SOL.