New Vehicle Registration Class: LV
Starting Jan. 1, 2005, owners of over 590,000 vehicles will have
their registrations converted to a new light vehicle class (Class
LV) when they renew their licence plates. The vehicles included
in Class LV are:
- all cars, sport utility vehicles, light vans and light trucks
currently registered in Class PV (Light vans include minivans,
passenger vans and cargo vans that are rated "one ton"
and less. Light trucks include quarter ton, half ton, three-quarter
ton and one ton units.);
- all sport utility vehicles, light vans and light trucks currently
registered in the commercial Classes A, C and D;
- all farm sport utility vehicles and light vans in Class F;
- all motor homes and buses currently registered in Class PV
that have a registered gross vehicle weight of 15,000 kgs or less;
and all motorcycles and mopeds.
What is Class LV?
How is my Class PV-plated vehicle affected?
Is my farm vehicle included in Class LV?
How does the new class affect vehicles in the commercial
Classes A, C and D?
Will I pay more in Class LV?
Will my licence plate look different?
What types of light vehicles are not included in
Class LV?
I want more information
What is Class LV?
Class LV is being introduced to make the vehicle registration
system more fair and balanced for light vehicle owners. The new
class moves 590,000 vehicles from five different registration classes
into Class LV making the system easier to understand.
Vehicles in Class LV, including cars, SUVs, light vans and light
trucks (those trucks that are 3500/350 series and smaller, regardless
of registered gross vehicle weight), have expanded allowed uses
and can be used for both commercial and private purposes. For example,
a vehicle in Class LV can be used as a personal vehicle, in the
operation of a business or for the transport of any commodity. It
can’t however, be used to transport passengers for hire (for
example, LV class vehicles can’t be used as a taxi).
How is my Class PV-plated vehicle affected?
Most PV-plated vehicles are being combined with vehicles with
similar body styles from the commercial and farm classes to form
the new Class LV. Vehicles in Class LV have expanded allowed uses,
which means they can be used for private or commercial purposes,
except for the transport of passengers for hire.
Is my farm vehicle included in Class LV?
Farm trucks continue to be registered in Class F. However, all
farm SUVs and vans (minivans, passenger vans and cargo vans "one
ton" and less) are being moved to Class LV starting with January
1, 2005 effective renewals.
To prepare for the conversion to Class LV, adjustments to annual
registration fees for these farm vans and SUV’s began with
farmers who renewed their plates on and after July 1, 2004. These
fee changes range from decreases of $7 to increases of up to $24.
Insurance premiums for these farm vans and SUVs won’t change
with the move to Class LV. However, farmers can no longer use coloured
diesel or tow unregistered trailers with these Class LV vehicles.
How does the new class affect vehicles in the
commercial Classes A, C and D?
Class LV includes all the allowed uses of Class A. That is, an
LV vehicle can be used in the operation of any business and to transport
any commodity (for example, owner’s goods or goods for hire,
excluding passengers for hire), anywhere in the province.
All vehicles moved to Class LV will be insured as light vehicles
and will receive "actual cash value" insurance coverage.
As a result, a small number of truck owners who previously chose
to insure their vehicles as "heavy" with the $15,000 insurance
coverage cap, will now have "actual cash value" coverage.
Although this will result in an increase in the licence plate insurance
premium for these customers, the savings realized from removing
the need to purchase excess value coverage will offset the increase
in most cases.
Customers with vehicles previously registered in commercial classes
that are individuals, and not businesses, now fall under the Safe
Driver Recognition program rather than the Business Recognition
program. This means the vehicle owner’s driving record –
rather than the business’s vehicle claims history –
will be used to determine whether the owner is eligible for a discount.
Will I pay more in Class LV?
Starting on July 1, 2004, registration fees for affected vehicles
were adjusted to $68 to prepare for Class LV. Fees for approximately
450,000 private vehicles went up by $10 per year, and fees for 125,000
vehicles decreased. Registration fees for motorcycles stayed at
$50.
Effective Jan. 1, 2005, registration fees are being reduced for
some light trucks, vans and SUVs previously registered in Classes
A, C and D.
Some vehicles currently insured with the $15,000 cap coverage
will see an increase in their licence plate insurance premium. However,
the plate coverage will be "actual cash value," rather
than the $15,000 cap coverage.
Will my licence plate look different?
Vehicles in Class LV will still display a regular Saskatchewan
licence plate. However, there will no longer be a class sticker
on the licence plate. This allows SGI to move away from class stickers
for the majority of vehicles in Saskatchewan. When you come in to
renew your registration in 2005, SGI will provide a blank sticker
to cover your old class sticker. Your new certificate of registration
will indicate that your vehicle is in Class LV.
What types of light vehicles are not included
in Class LV?
Farm pickup trucks, taxis, dealer plated vehicles, school bus
vans, vans for the handicapped, 1965 or older farm vehicles or 1941
or older units in classes PV are not included in Class LV.
For more information
If you would like more information on Saskatchewan’s vehicle
registration system contact SGI at 775-6900 or toll free at 1-800-667-8015.
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