Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec

Hand-Crafted Vehicles

Hand-crafted vehicles must be authorized for road use by the SAAQ if they are intended for use on public roadways.

What is a hand-crafted vehicle?

A vehicle built or assembled by an individual for personal use and corresponding to one of the following cases:

  • the chassis and the body do not belong to the same production model
  • the vehicle is a kit car; parts of the chassis (with or without the frame) may come from a same production model or manufacturer and the body was manufactured or built by an individual
  • the vehicle was designed and entirely built by its builder; this vehicle may contain some parts belonging to production vehicles, such as the motor, transmission and rear axle

Before building a vehicle

It is recommended that you consult the following documents:

Discuss your project with us before carrying it out

If the vehicle that you wish to build resembles a vehicle that you have seen before on Québec roads (e.g. replica of a Cobra or another car), you may be able to carry out your project and access the road network.

If this is not the case, or if you have any doubts, the SAAQ may have already refused a similar project. Either way, contact us to avoid unpleasant surprises when the time comes to register your vehicle:

By mail

Direction générale de l'expertise légale et de la sécurité des véhicules
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Case postale 19600, succursale Terminus
Québec (Québec)  G1K 8J6

By email

dgelsv@saaq.gouv.qc.ca This link opens your default email software.

By telephone

418-528-3214

Based on the complexity of your file and when you submit it, the analysis may take some time.

The following vehicles are prohibited from use on the road network

  • Replicas of off-road vehicles, such as motorized all-terrain vehicles (ATVs, quad bikes, side-by-side vehicles and all-terrain motorcycles)
  • Replicas of race cars (open-wheel, NASCAR, drag race cars [dragsters])

For more information

Find out about the process of building and registering a hand-crafted vehicle.

Last update: November 15, 2024