To protect used car buyers and ensure vehicles on the road are safe, Canada has mandatory rules to identify and label as ‘salvage’ or ‘irreparable’ cars that have been severely damaged by fire, collision or flood
Tammy and Wayne Chan were driving south on Bayview Avenue to meet friends for lunch on July 16, when the rain intensified and the water started rising.
To protect used car buyers and ensure vehicles on the road are safe, Canada has mandatory rules to identify and label as “salvage” or “irreparable” cars that have been severely damaged by fire, collision or flood. Every province or territory keeps track of irreparable vehicles. In Ontario, for example, it’s under the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Depending on the amount of damage,
About 12 cars were stuck on the flooded Don Valley Parkway in Toronto after torrential rain caused the Don River to overflow at the Dundas Street bridge.Grand Touring Automobiles, which said seven cars on its property were damaged, isn’t responsible for the flooding, de Pruis said. “Even though your vehicle is in the care custody of someone else, a repair shop or dealership, your personal vehicle would be first payer of damages.
Lou Trottier, a Globe Drive contributor and owner-operator of All About Imports in Mississauga, has had many customers asking about damage to flooded vehicles recently. Unfortunately some of those vehicles could still be resold to unsuspecting buyers and end up on the road again.
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