British Columbia Dealer License Plates

Motor-dealer licenses are required by individuals or firms whose business involves the buying and selling of motor-vehicles, motor-cycles, or trailers. In the 1960s and 1970s a pre-requisite for the issuance of a motor-dealer's license or the retention of such a license was that an insurance bond be supplied to the Superintendent of Insurance in the amount of $5,000 or a security be filed with the Minister of Finance in a similar amount.
A process of investigation would then be carried out for each new motor-dealer. Information in connection with the proposed operation, previous business, corporate formation, business intentions, premises, and compliance with municipal zoning regulations would be considered before a license would be authorized.
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Sources
Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, Annual Report, 1948-1973
1964 to 1971 Motorcycle Dealer plate from the collection of Greg Iverson

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