With 'reVINing' a growing issue in the province, the Ford government is expected to table legislation to make it harder to re-register a stolen vehicle through ServiceOntario.
is set to introduce stiff penalties for thieves who rip off legitimate vehicle identification numbers and apply them to stolen vehicles, Global News has learned, in an attempt to crack down on a growing auto-theft-related issue.crime wave, politicians have also been warned about a second layer of crime targeting a vehicle’s unique 17-character identification number known as a VIN.
During a 14-month period in 2023 and 2024, ServiceOntario investigated 615 cases of fraudulent vehicle registration, the government documents stated, requiring new tools for police officers to target the growing issue. While the minister didn’t offer details, the internal documents show the penalties under consideration:
While the Ministry of Transportation requires a sworn affidavit to assign an identification number, the province wanted feedback on whether it should introduce an investigative system that would charge applicants a fee. In the interim, sources told Global News the government has been quietly making half a dozen “mechanical changes” at ServiceOntario to target VIN-related fraud in order to close loopholes.
In one case, Toronto police charged a ServiceOntario employee who allegedly issued “legitimate-looking vehicle registrations” in order to “re-vin stolen vehicles, effectively disguising them as legitimate.”“We should expect that any VIN in the registry is legitimate,” French told Global News. “We shouldn’t question the legitimacy of the VIN database”
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