Drive clean...

[Stephen06GT]

Waiting my turn for what I hope is the last Drive Clean test Ol Paint will ever need. I know the testing ends in April 2019 but I don’t want any surprises in March when it is time for a new sticker. On top of that all the monitors are “green”, so OP should sail right through this.

[RedSN]

I just got my notice to renew. I’m going to wait it out.

[Stephen06GT]

All done. Passed with flying colours. Good for 12 months so there should be no issues come sticker renewal time.

[hammerhead]

I just got my notice to renew. I’m going to wait it out.

friend of mine waited to long after his birthday and they wanted him to get a new safety - he waited that out for another year and was able to get the sticker on his next birthaday without a safety fyi that was a maybe 5yrsago or so....

[Gr8Stang]

Congrats on passing....that will be the last one you'll ever need! Just got my renewal sticker notices and no more E-tests for me. Woohoo!!

[Laffs]

Congrats, waiting mine out until April, car hasn't had a sticker since 2017.

[RedSN]

friend of mine waited to long after his birthday and they wanted him to get a new safety - he waited that out for another year and was able to get the sticker on his next birthaday without a safety fyi that was a maybe 5yrsago or so....

What was the reasoning for requiring a safety certificate to renew his permit? I have never had that issue before, and have renewed my permit several times in the spring even tho my birthday is in the winter.

When you need a certificate

You need a safety standard inspection and certificate if you are:

registering a rebuilt vehicle
transferring a used vehicle to a new owner (unless the new owner is your spouse)
registering a vehicle in Ontario that was bought in or came from another province, territory or country
changing the status of a vehicle from unfit to fit

I don't see "renewing an expired permit" anywhere on that list.

[hammerhead]

What was the reasoning for requiring a safety certificate to renew his permit? I have never had that issue before, and have renewed my permit several times in the spring even tho my birthday is in the winter.


I don't see "renewing an expired permit" anywhere on that list.

I'm not sure just what he told me - I never heard of it before until then - maybe he didn't tell me the whole story??? - I've done it late in the past a well never had a problem but i wa only a month or two late... i think he was beyond six months

[90GT]

So...I didnt need an E test this past season. Come the spring, if I wait until after April, I wont need an E test on my 1990 ?

[ZR]

Waiting till after April to renew mine as well.