What Paperwork Do You Need to Scrap a Car in BC?
A plain guide to the documents you need to scrap or sell a car in BC, from the APV9T transfer form to liens, estates and plates. Pacific Scrap Car Removal Group completes the paperwork with you at pickup in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Mission.
- Registration and photo ID
- APV9T signed after payment
- Lien release if there’s a loan
- Plates come off and stay with you
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The Short Answer
To scrap or sell a car in BC, you need the vehicle registration (form APV250), government photo ID, and the APV9T Transfer/Tax Form signed with original signatures after you’re paid. If there’s a loan on the car, you also need a lien release. Take your plates off, then visit an Autoplan broker to take the car off your record.
Selling a car for scrap uses the same transfer as any other sale in BC. The forms are short, but a missing signature or an old lien can hold up a pickup. This guide walks through each document, the plates, liens, estates and cars that aren’t in your name. It’s based on BC’s guide to selling a used vehicle.
Scrap Car Paperwork Checklist
Everything that might be needed, and who brings it.
| Document | Who provides it | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle registration (APV250) | Registered owner | The signed registration portion goes to the buyer |
| Government photo ID | Registered owner | Must match the name on the registration |
| APV9T Transfer/Tax Form | Seller and buyer | All four pages signed with original signatures, after payment |
| Lien release | Lender | Only if a loan is registered against the car |
| Estate documents | Executor or family | Only if the owner has died (see below) |
| Signing authority | Company or attorney | Only if the car isn’t in your name |
What Is the APV9T Transfer/Tax Form?
The APV9T is the form BC uses to transfer a vehicle from one owner to another. The seller and the buyer each sign their part, and all four pages need original signatures, not copies.
The official guidance says to complete it after you’ve been paid. You can download it in advance or pick one up at any Autoplan broker.
When you sell to us, we fill it in with you at the car, check that the VIN and names match the registration, and make sure you keep your copy.
What Do I Do With My Licence Plates?
Remove them before the car leaves. In BC, licence plates don’t belong to you or to the car. You can return them to an Autoplan broker.
If you’re buying another vehicle, you may be able to move your plates to it, and the official page on transferring vehicle ownership explains a 10 day grace period for driving the new vehicle on your old plates when certain conditions are met.
Never sell your plates or let someone else use them; both are prohibited.
What Do I Do After the Car Is Picked Up?
Visit an Autoplan broker
Take the registration and your copy of the APV9T. The official guidance recommends seller and buyer go together. When that isn’t practical, as with most scrap sales, keep a copy signed by both parties and go yourself.
Take the car off your record
At the broker, cancel the car’s Autoplan coverage or move it to another vehicle so the old car is no longer tied to you.
Keep your paperwork
Hold on to your copy of the transfer form until you’re sure the transfer is complete.
What If There’s a Loan or Lien on the Car?
A car with money owing on it usually has a lien registered against it. We can’t buy it until the lien is cleared. Ask your lender for the payout amount, pay it off, and get a written lien release to show at pickup.
Not sure if there’s a lien? BC records security interests on vehicles in the Personal Property Registry. Service BC staff can run a search for a small fee.
How Do I Sell a Car for a Family Member Who Has Died?
Start with an Autoplan broker as soon as you can, and review the official checklist for estate transfers. The page on selling a vehicle when the owner has passed away lists what to bring:
- Original or certified copies of the documents on the estate checklist
- A completed APV9T, with all four pages signed
- The current registration, usually in the glove box
When there’s no will and the estate is worth $25,000 or less, a transfer may be allowed without a court grant, using the estate declaration form (MV1476), according to People’s Law School. Larger estates, or estates with a will, usually need the executor’s documents. A surviving spouse can ask to keep the plate as a keepsake with a marriage certificate or a notarized declaration.
What If the Car Isn’t in My Name?
Only the registered owner, or someone with legal authority to sign for them, can sell the car.
Executor or administrator
With the estate documents described above.
Power of attorney
Someone holding power of attorney for the owner, with the document to prove it.
Company signing officer
For a vehicle registered to a business.
A spouse, child or roommate can’t sign for the owner without that authority. If the owner is alive and reachable, the simplest fix is for them to be there at pickup.
What If I Can’t Find the Registration?
Look in the glove box and with the car’s service records first. If it’s gone, call an Autoplan broker before you book a pickup and ask what they need from you to sort it out. It’s much easier to fix before the car is sold than after.
How We Handle the Paperwork at Pickup
When we buy your scrap car in Maple Ridge, the driver checks your ID and the VIN against the registration, and you’re paid. Then you both sign the APV9T, and you keep your copy. If anything’s missing, we tell you before the truck is booked, not when it arrives.
For pickups next door, see scrap car removal in Pitt Meadows and scrap car removal in Mission. Selling a car that still runs? See cash for cars. Non running or damaged? See junk car removal.
More Help Before You Sell
Two more guides worth reading.
What Is My Scrap Car Worth?
How weight, metal prices and parts shape your offer. Read the value guide.
Scrap or Keep Your Car?
How to decide whether an old car is worth keeping. Read the guide.
All Our Services
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Paperwork Help Across Our Service Area
The same BC rules apply in every city we cover. See all the areas we serve.
Maple Ridge
Our home base, covering the whole city.
Neighbourhoods
- Haney
- Albion
- Cottonwood
- Silver Valley
- Hammond
- Whonnock
Pitt Meadows
Our closest neighbour along Lougheed Highway.
Neighbourhoods
- Central Meadows
- Mid Meadows
- South Bonson
- Osprey Village
Mission
East along Lougheed Highway from our base.
Neighbourhoods
- Silverdale
- Cedar Valley
- Hatzic
- Stave Falls
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Do I need a bill of sale as well as the APV9T?
For a private sale, BC’s official steps are built around the signed registration and the APV9T Transfer/Tax Form, not a separate bill of sale. Pacific Scrap Car Removal Group completes the APV9T with you at pickup in Maple Ridge, and you keep your copy. Store it with the date and time the car left, in case anything comes up later.
Can I sign the transfer form before pickup day?
It’s better not to. BC’s instructions say to complete and sign the APV9T after you’ve been paid, and all four pages need original signatures. Have the form ready, fill in the vehicle details if you like, and sign it with Pacific Scrap Car Removal Group’s driver once payment is made at the car. That way the paper trail matches the moment the sale actually happened.
Can I keep my licence plates?
You take them off, but in BC the plates don’t belong to you or the car. You can return them to an Autoplan broker, or in some cases move them to your next vehicle, as long as the rules for plate transfers are met. Selling plates or letting someone else use them is not allowed. A surviving spouse can ask to keep a late partner’s plate as a keepsake with the right documents.
Do you report the sale for me?
BC’s guidance recommends that the seller and buyer take the registration and APV9T to an Autoplan broker together. If that isn’t possible, keep a copy of the form signed by both of you and visit a broker yourself to take the car off your record. Pacific Scrap Car Removal Group makes sure your copy is complete before the car leaves your Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows or Mission address.
What if the car was written off after an accident?
A written off car can still be sold for scrap, and the ownership transfer works the same way if the car is still registered to you. Bring the registration and your ID, and sign the APV9T at pickup. If ownership has already moved to someone else after the write off, check with your Autoplan broker who the registered owner is now before you book Pacific Scrap Car Removal Group.
Ready to Sell?
Have your registration and ID ready, and call 236 864 7343 between 7 am and 11 pm any day, or send your car’s details. We’ll quote the car and walk you through the transfer paperwork at pickup.
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