Moving to BC with your car isn't especially difficult but there were some unexpected differences between Edmonton and the Sunshine Coast. Here are 13 things you should know before moving to BC with your car. 1) Your vehicle will need to pass an out of province inspection before you’ll be able to register it in BC. If any of the items on the inspection fail, you’ll need to have them repaired or replaced and then have the vehicle reinspected. Expect to pay between $130 and $200 for the inspection. 2) Speaking of windshields, if you have a crack or a chip in yours, have it replaced before moving to BC with your car. Our car was in great shape but failed its inspection due to a cracked windshield. We figured we’d chance our cracked windshield and only replace it if it was a sticking point on the inspection. That ended up costing us an extra couple of hundred dollars as the cost to replace a windshield here was about double the cost we were used to in Alberta. 3) From October 1st to April 30th, BC drivers need to have snow tires mounted on their car or truck. This is a rule every where EXCEPT for the Lower Mainland and parts of Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast. We get this exemption because our weather is mild, and we rarely see snow. However, if you leave this area, you’ll need to follow the same snow tire law as the rest of the province. 4) In BC, you need a license plate on the front and back of our vehicle. If your car doesn’t already have a place to permanently affix a front license plate, get it sorted out BEFORE you relocate between provinces. 5) When you buy a vehicle in BC, new or otherwise, you’ll pay PST. But if you’re moving to BC with your car, you’ll get a one-time exemption PROVIDED that your car or truck isn’t a work vehicle AND you’ve owned it for more than 30 days before moving to BC. 6) Some people keep their Alberta license, insurance, and registration and lie about where they’re living to get around paying PST. The Insurance Bureau of Canada considers this to be Premeditated Insurance Fraud. 7) ICBC is a provincial Crown corporation through which British Columbians MUST buy ICBC Basic Autoplan Insurance. BC drivers can then buy optional insurance products like collision or comprehensive from ICBC or a private insurance company. Starting later in 2021, BC will move to a full “no-fault” insurance model. 8) When we first thought about moving to BC, we compared insurance costs between the two provinces and discovered that our rates would drop after the move. It wasn’t until we arrived in BC with our car that we learned that we didn’t receive full credit for our good Alberta driving history. 9) As of June 2020, British Columbians pay the highest average insurance premiums in Canada. ICBC i ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOhqsGHkH7Q