Can anyone fill me into vehicle safety inspections in Alberta. I would like to know if all vehicles must be saftied before they can be insured, even if they are older in age like my 72. I searched the web for safety info but I am very limited in my search engines from this work computer.

I just brought in a Blazer from the US.
I have to get an out of province inspection which runs anywhere from $100 to $160. If they find anything you need to have it fixed in 10 days.
This is supposedly a major inspection from seat belts to leaks to brakes. I am getting a buddy that used to do these a couple of years ago to go through my blazer first before it goes into the shop for the actual inspection. I will let you know more when I find out more. Should be within the next 2 weeks.
Give me a PM to remind me.

If you are already in Alberta and need to get it reinspected for insurance as it is over 10 years old I believe any alberta mechanic can sign the insurance letter.
Hope this helps.

I am just curious because their is a possibility of me transferring to the Edmonton area from Manitoba and would like to know what the rules were on safety inspections. I know in Sask. if your vehicle is 25 years old or older, it doesn't require a safety inspection. So you can plate just about anything old. Manitoba doesn't have that and I wasn't sure if Alberta had it or not

It'll need an inspection.I bought my 72 in Sask and talked to my insurance co. about it.They said that it would definitely need to be safetied.Then I took it apart. :)

Out of province inspections are VERY stiff around here.

I know a guy who failed cause his 3 ton truck had 1 leaf outta like 20 broken. Cracked lenses or windsheilds, and excessive rust are also grounds for failure. Make sure that your exhaust isn't too loud as well, they can fail you on that.

Tim ,we have a friend in edmonton that will help you out with that ;) He isvery reasonable too.From what i can see of the mutt it willpass with no problems any way.ooops this was Dean

Out of province inspections are VERY stiff around here.

I know a guy who failed cause his 3 ton truck had 1 leaf outta like 20 broken. Cracked lenses or windsheilds, and excessive rust are also grounds for failure. Make sure that your exhaust isn't too loud as well, they can fail you on that.
one broken leaf could be a nasty air boure part tho.I sure would not want to be hit with one.Steering brakes suspnesion is the main parts that they are cocerned with

The peice was long gone already, but yeah, it took a day to change it out and all was good after that :)

I've got a pretty good story about out-of-provinces and old trucks.

I took a transfer from Manning AB to Swift Current SK, and when I moved, I discovered that any vehicle that was owned by an individual, and registered and insured when you move to the province, is not required to have an inspection. So my 99 F-150 was exempt, (although I had to start paying PST on the lease payments). When I married my wife, and she was going to move out to Swift Current, I was in the process of buying my '72 off my brother, so being the smart guy I am, I have him sell the truck to her, then we register and insure it in Alberta, she moves to SK, and no inspection is required. Pretty smart.

Well, as things would naturally go, after she's been in province for a couple of months, I figure it's about time to get the plates transfered, so I go down to SGI, and get my green plate, and decide to pretty much park the truck for the winter.

Long story short, I wind up changing jobs, move back to Alberta, and the green plate is still sitting on the kitchen table. I never even drove the truck while it was registered in SK, and now I need to get an out of province, to register the truck in Alberta -- Crap. So it sat in my garage for about 3 years while I fixed all the things what would fail it on the inspection (brake lines, cables, tires, horn, lights, broken coil springs, ball joints, etc...)

Anyways, all vehicles to be registered in AB need an out of province. I didn't quite get why Sask would let vehicles 25 years or older off without one, tho. I would think a vehicle that old would be more likely to fail an inspection, just due to it's age. You need to find an honest mechanic that will not do their best to soak you on the inspection. The way it's written, they can basically fail you for any little thing, but if you find someone that will work with you, you should be able to get through it with little drama, as long as you have your bases covered on the really critical things (brakes, lights, seat belts,etc.)

Oh, and trucks do not require a rear bumper to get the green light on the out of province :) Cars do, but trucks don't

I just brought in a Blazer from the US.
I have to get an out of province inspection which runs anywhere from $100 to $160. If they find anything you need to have it fixed in 10 days.
This is supposedly a major inspection from seat belts to leaks to brakes. I am getting a buddy that used to do these a couple of years ago to go through my blazer first before it goes into the shop for the actual inspection. I will let you know more when I find out more. Should be within the next 2 weeks.
Give me a PM to remind me.

If you are already in Alberta and need to get it reinspected for insurance as it is over 10 years old I believe any alberta mechanic can sign the insurance letter.
Hope this helps.
i believe you are right on this I think its only for write off inspections you have to have more qualifactions

I've got a pretty good story about out-of-provinces and old trucks.

I took a transfer from Manning AB to Swift Current SK, and when I moved, I discovered that any vehicle that was owned by an individual, and registered and insured when you move to the province, is not required to have an inspection. So my 99 F-150 was exempt, (although I had to start paying PST on the lease payments). When I married my wife, and she was going to move out to Swift Current, I was in the process of buying my '72 off my brother, so being the smart guy I am, I have him sell the truck to her, then we register and insure it in Alberta, she moves to SK, and no inspection is required. Pretty smart.

Well, as things would naturally go, after she's been in province for a couple of months, I figure it's about time to get the plates transfered, so I go down to SGI, and get my green plate, and decide to pretty much park the truck for the winter.

Long story short, I wind up changing jobs, move back to Alberta, and the green plate is still sitting on the kitchen table. I never even drove the truck while it was registered in SK, and now I need to get an out of province, to register the truck in Alberta -- Crap. So it sat in my garage for about 3 years while I fixed all the things what would fail it on the inspection (brake lines, cables, tires, horn, lights, broken coil springs, ball joints, etc...)

Anyways, all vehicles to be registered in AB need an out of province. I didn't quite get why Sask would let vehicles 25 years or older off without one, tho. I would think a vehicle that old would be more likely to fail an inspection, just due to it's age. You need to find an honest mechanic that will not do their best to soak you on the inspection. The way it's written, they can basically fail you for any little thing, but if you find someone that will work with you, you should be able to get through it with little drama, as long as you have your bases covered on the really critical things (brakes, lights, seat belts,etc.)






lol my brother in-law was born and rasied in Manning!!!

Just took my blazer in for the out of province inspection this morning.
Failed.
Need to:
Replace fuel lines as there are some cracks.
Replace all the body bushings as there are cracks in the rubbers.
Couple of bolt need tightning.
Some bushings around shocks need replacing.
Any cracked rubber needs to be replaced.
The only thing I checked this morning on the way was that the defrost was working but still the guy was not able to get it working. Idiot.

All in 10 days or pay the $100 again. I told the guy that there is no way to get these parts shipped to me within 10 days. He is going to talk to his boss and see if they can cut me some slack on the time limit as long as I keep the mileage down.

It is all stuff that would be getting replaced eventually so I just have to do it sooner thats all. Still not happy.

It is a very aggressive inspection done out of 65 page book.
Appearently Certiguard is very tough.

Dang you guys have it rough. Around here all you need is a windshield that you can see thru and a $5 bill.

Just picked up the blazer and went through with it with the mechanic.
They went with my "hard to get parts story" and gave me 60 days if I drive no more than 300 miles to fix everything up at no charge for reinspection. That's fair.
Most everything was fairly legit, I guess. Not sure that a cracked body bushing or cracked shock bushings is a safety issue but rules are rules. I also, need a couple of questions answered and will post them in the blazer section.

That body bushings is BS I did a 72 last year I put in new body mounts and I pulled the cab and clip recently to swap motor tranny and t case, and the new mounts allready had some splits in em.

Tim ,we have a friend in edmonton that will help you out with that ;) He isvery reasonable too.From what i can see of the mutt it willpass with no problems any way.ooops this was Dean



Hey Dean,

I am going to have to safety my 72 Chev in the spring in Edmonton. So far I can get away with having it registered in my wife's name in SK until I fix it up.

Can you give me the name and contact info for your mechanic friend...

Thx Kurtis

Got the second inspection done for the items the K5 failed on this morning.
We passed and the inspector told me he was impressed with the work and effort. Pretty happy, but here's a new twist for ya.
On the form that needs to be taken to the liscencing it says that it needs to be liscenced within 14 days. If you miss that deadline you need to pay for another inspection and go through the whole ordeal again.

I can't believe the BS you are going through to get the truck to pass. Here in Sask I have had a few vehicles inspected I bought from Alberta and the only things looked at were lights, glass, brakes, exhaust..basic safety issues that I always fix on any vehicle. In your case he whined about body and shock bushings? Sounds like you got a very enthusiastic inspector.

Man, am I glad I don't live in Alberta. I just brought in a 71 truck into Sask from the US and SGI says it doesnt need an inspection cause its old. I could go put plates on it tomorrow if I wanted.

Really? I was told I need an out-of province for anything I wanted to register.

Man things have sure changed in Alberta from when I lived there, back then all you did was show you has insurance and they gave you your plates just another money grab.

Anything older than a certain age doesn't need an inspection anymore. I think it is 25 yrs, but am not positive on the exact #.