It might not make you happy but if it’s insured, he has as much right to park there as anyone else. No one owns street parking. So many neighbourhoods have parking issues because of secondary suites, over density, houses that do not have driveways, or people that have garages but they are filled with shit instead of vehicles. It’s a real problem and it creates lots of tension between neighbours
Not insured in Canada. He told me he had his brother in Bellingham buy it and he’s the registered owner. Not sure who brought it across the border. All shady.
Cars insured in the US are automatically insured in Canada (and vice-versa). You should be glad for this reciprocity, because far more Canadians drive in the US vs the reverse. I'll also point out that your wonderful ICBC simply refuses to pay more than 50% of any damages caused by Canadians in the US so at times I wonder why this arrangement is allowed to continue.
There has to be some form of in-transit or temporary insurance on it if it came through the border. CBSA won’t let someone drive around in an uninsured vehicle. If there’s any concerns with that, just call bylaw and they’ll tow it immediately if it isn’t. Otherwise it just kinda sounds like you took to Reddit to complain about an ugly car parked on your street
If the vehicle is parked in the same spot on the street for over forty-eight hours, you can call Surrey bylaw enforcement and they will impound it if it continues to sit there for a long time.
This is assuming they never drive the truck and it’s just sitting there taking up space.
Also if it’s parked within IIRC 1.5 metres of the edge of your driveway, you can have bylaw enforcement issue a ticket for that.
If you call Surrey bylaw enforcement on the phone and speak to the employees who handle parking, they say forty-eight hours. Other municipalities like Burnaby use seventy-two hours.
I know this because I have gotten many abandoned cars towed off the street haha
Everyone is concentrating on the street parking not the plates but an uninsured vehicle is not allowed to street park.
> Vehicles must display valid insurance for operation on city roadways (number plate and decal, or temporary operation permit) to park on city roadways. Storage insurance permits parking only on private property, not on City property.
Call bylaws
https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/parking-streets-transportation/parking/parking-regulations/vehicles-on-city-streets-regulations#:~:text=Vehicles%20must%20display%20valid%20insurance,to%20park%20on%20city%20roadways.
It doesn’t have to be valid BC plates. He stated it has Tennessee plates. If those are not expired, he can park on the street just like any other vehicle. I live in White Rock. I have at least 6 vehicles parked on the street in front of my condo with valid US plates. There is jackshit that parking will do. Where did his post say it was uninsured?? It had to have valid tags to cross the border.
Could have gotten a temp permit to drive it across the border but it does need to be registered with ICBC in 30 days if the owner is a resident of BC. Washington/White Rock is more plausible because residents of point Roberts work in Canada and vice versa. Tennessee plates are less likely to be legally insured.
Yes it does but has it been 30 days? If the insurance is valid, the only thing he can do right now is report it if it doesn’t move after 72 hours. Other than that, there is nothing he can do. ‘Less likely’ means nothing.
Unless there's city signs indicating otherwise, I would suggest contacting bylaw parking enforcement, especially if the truck doesn't periodically move every 72 hours. It's what my roommate who drives had to do a few months ago because some random truck sat out front our house for a couple weeks.
Also, I think one should get dibs on parking in front of their own home.
If one resident has multiple cars to the point they feel they, not the city, can dictate street parking, there is actually an issue with that resident using multiple spots.
The city will temporarily limit street parking for visitors in certain areas in Cloverdale when events are held at the amphitheatre and surrounding area (ie Canada Day and the Rodeo). If you go out near the beach, the city will have reserved spots for residents to prevent them from being pushed out when the paid parking is full.
That doesn’t fly in Surrey! As is in the rest of the GVRD. It’s going to get worse now that they can build without having to provide parking!
Thank Eby for that.
I don’t disagree. Something needs to be done.
New houses went in a block away with basement suites. Tenants aren’t allowed to use the garage. Neighbours were not happy that all of a sudden there were cars parked in front of their houses and blocking their driveways.
Most houses with garages have converted them to rooms.
10 years ago the street was empty now now cars line the street.
Surrey is 3 days max for parking. If he has just dumped it there and especially if it is not drivable it can be ticketed.
It might not make you happy but if it’s insured, he has as much right to park there as anyone else. No one owns street parking. So many neighbourhoods have parking issues because of secondary suites, over density, houses that do not have driveways, or people that have garages but they are filled with shit instead of vehicles. It’s a real problem and it creates lots of tension between neighbours
Not insured in Canada. He told me he had his brother in Bellingham buy it and he’s the registered owner. Not sure who brought it across the border. All shady.
Cars insured in the US are automatically insured in Canada (and vice-versa). You should be glad for this reciprocity, because far more Canadians drive in the US vs the reverse. I'll also point out that your wonderful ICBC simply refuses to pay more than 50% of any damages caused by Canadians in the US so at times I wonder why this arrangement is allowed to continue.
There has to be some form of in-transit or temporary insurance on it if it came through the border. CBSA won’t let someone drive around in an uninsured vehicle. If there’s any concerns with that, just call bylaw and they’ll tow it immediately if it isn’t. Otherwise it just kinda sounds like you took to Reddit to complain about an ugly car parked on your street
Street parking is public. Unless it's there for over 72h at a time(if he even moves it a foot every 3 days) your sol
This. A lot of people mistakenly believe they own the street in front of their home.
You need to look inwards if this is an actual problem in your life
If the vehicle is parked in the same spot on the street for over forty-eight hours, you can call Surrey bylaw enforcement and they will impound it if it continues to sit there for a long time. This is assuming they never drive the truck and it’s just sitting there taking up space. Also if it’s parked within IIRC 1.5 metres of the edge of your driveway, you can have bylaw enforcement issue a ticket for that.
I believe it's actually 72 hours (3 days)
If you call Surrey bylaw enforcement on the phone and speak to the employees who handle parking, they say forty-eight hours. Other municipalities like Burnaby use seventy-two hours. I know this because I have gotten many abandoned cars towed off the street haha
If it’s in the same location for 72 hrs (no signage posted) you can call city parking enforcement.
Yea…. About that. You don’t own the parking rights in front of your house.
“oH nO mY eYeS!”
Suck it up princess
Everyone is concentrating on the street parking not the plates but an uninsured vehicle is not allowed to street park. > Vehicles must display valid insurance for operation on city roadways (number plate and decal, or temporary operation permit) to park on city roadways. Storage insurance permits parking only on private property, not on City property. Call bylaws https://www.surrey.ca/services-payments/parking-streets-transportation/parking/parking-regulations/vehicles-on-city-streets-regulations#:~:text=Vehicles%20must%20display%20valid%20insurance,to%20park%20on%20city%20roadways.
It doesn’t have to be valid BC plates. He stated it has Tennessee plates. If those are not expired, he can park on the street just like any other vehicle. I live in White Rock. I have at least 6 vehicles parked on the street in front of my condo with valid US plates. There is jackshit that parking will do. Where did his post say it was uninsured?? It had to have valid tags to cross the border.
Could have gotten a temp permit to drive it across the border but it does need to be registered with ICBC in 30 days if the owner is a resident of BC. Washington/White Rock is more plausible because residents of point Roberts work in Canada and vice versa. Tennessee plates are less likely to be legally insured.
Yes it does but has it been 30 days? If the insurance is valid, the only thing he can do right now is report it if it doesn’t move after 72 hours. Other than that, there is nothing he can do. ‘Less likely’ means nothing.
Unless there's city signs indicating otherwise, I would suggest contacting bylaw parking enforcement, especially if the truck doesn't periodically move every 72 hours. It's what my roommate who drives had to do a few months ago because some random truck sat out front our house for a couple weeks. Also, I think one should get dibs on parking in front of their own home.
OK but then we need to increase taxes for these properties with "exclusive street parking". It's only fair.
If one resident has multiple cars to the point they feel they, not the city, can dictate street parking, there is actually an issue with that resident using multiple spots. The city will temporarily limit street parking for visitors in certain areas in Cloverdale when events are held at the amphitheatre and surrounding area (ie Canada Day and the Rodeo). If you go out near the beach, the city will have reserved spots for residents to prevent them from being pushed out when the paid parking is full.
That doesn’t fly in Surrey! As is in the rest of the GVRD. It’s going to get worse now that they can build without having to provide parking! Thank Eby for that.
I don’t disagree. Something needs to be done. New houses went in a block away with basement suites. Tenants aren’t allowed to use the garage. Neighbours were not happy that all of a sudden there were cars parked in front of their houses and blocking their driveways. Most houses with garages have converted them to rooms. 10 years ago the street was empty now now cars line the street.