Quebec Hikes Vehicle Registration Pegged To Engine Displacement
Quebec’s love affair with s mall, efficient cars is well-known around these parts. And a new government measure will only further enable that, as Quebec is set to raise annual vehicle registration fees based o vehicle’s displacement size.
In an economic update released by the province, new measures were announced for vehicles with displacements of 4.0L or higher. The fees will rise by about 10 percent for engines ranging from 4 to 5.2L, while an additional 19 tiers of tariffs will be enacted for engines 5.3L or larger. At the highest end, a 7.0L engine will cost an additional $214.20 according to the CAA.
In addition, new one-time fees will be enacted for new vehicle purchases. The fee schedule is
- $50 for a 4.0L to 4.9 L engine
- $100 for a 5.0L to 5.9 L engine
- $200 for a 6.0L engine
The fee will largely impact buyers of pickup trucks, as most passenger cars, CUVs and SUVs offer engines below the threshold. Expect the 2.7L and 3.5L Ford Ecoboost, the 3.6L GM mid-sizers and the 3.6L Ram trucks to become very popular among Quebec’s truck buyers.
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We also mandate the use of winter tires from December 15 to March 15 inclusive!
No French Canadian term is quebecker. France is appalled at the dialect & accent. I heard parisian call it souffle merde. Quebec is very corrupt the First Nations don't trust.. Neither group cares for Canadian. Strange but true. An obsolete monachy keeps them entwined.
As if we needed another tax. A few weeks ago, unleaded was $1.38 per LITRE. That's $5.22 per US gallon. That's enough to force us in subcompacts. Right now, in some places in the US, the price is just under $2 per gallon while we are still at $4.30
@mikey: So “Calgarytek” how’s that 65 dollar a barrel oil working for you..? It'll just work out just fine. We got our ducks in a row when it was as low as $30. That was under Ralph Klein. He had his flaws, and had to make some hard choices, but Alberta did pay off it's provincial deficit in 2004. I believe it was the realization that interest to service debt meant less money for social programs/infrastructure/health care. Since then, things have worsened. But there are nowhere near as bad as they are in QC/ON. Based on it's track record, Alberta does have the will and commitment to see things through. It's something that both QC/Ontario lack. It's amazing how many parallels there are between the 'mentality of QC/ON' and Steven Lang's TTAC articles about the deadbeats he comes across in his line of business. Ontarians/Quebecers like to point out that Alberta is rich because it has oil. Alberta was rich before oil made serious money for the province. Rich in the willingness and commitment to tackle it's own problems and succeed. In terms of QC and it's unique culture/separation issue, Western Canadians see it as extortion. Most of us want QC to leave, so the money will stay with us.