Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Storing a Vehicle, Taking a Vehicle out of Storage or Discarding a Vehicle

Taking a Vehicle out of Storage

If you want to use a vehicle you have put in storage, you must submit a request to the SAAQ to take it out of storage.

You can only take a vehicle out of storage on the same day you wish to put it back on the road. In other words, you cannot use this service in advance.

If you had previously received authorization to use the vehicle to provide remunerated passenger transportation and you wish to provide this type of transportation again, you must go to a service outlet to apply for a new authorization.

If the vehicle has been in storage for 12 months or longer

It must undergo a mechanical inspection.

Note that when acquiring a vehicle that has been in storage, the date as of which a mechanical inspection becomes required is based on the date the former owner put the vehicle into storage. 

If the vehicle passes the inspection, you will be given a mechanical inspection certificate that you will have to present at the time of the operation.

  • Do you want to take your co-owned vehicle out of storage? Regardless of whether you are outside Québec or not, you can fill out the Designating a Registrant (Co-Owned Vehicles) form to designate a registrant. The vehicle will appear in the registrant’s file, enabling the registrant to take the vehicle out of storage via SAAQclic.

    Need help carrying out the operation online? Watch our how-to video Taking a Vehicule out of Storage Using SAAQclic.

    You can also go to an Espace SAAQclic helpdesk in one of our service centres to get help from our staff.

    Online

    • If the vehicle is registered to an individual: Licensing a Stored Vehicle
    • If the vehicle is registered to a business: (in French only)

    In person

    Go to one of our service outlets. You will have to provide:

    • the licence plate number of the stored vehicle you wish to license for road use
    • your driver's licence or other official document with photo

  • When licensing a stored vehicle, you must pay the registration fee for the entire current month as well as the period that remains before the regular renewal month.

    Payment methods accepted in person

    • pre-authorized debits
    • Interac (debit card)
    • cheque
    • cash

    Payment by credit card is not accepted.

    1. Store your vehicle.
    2. License your other vehicle for road use and pay the registration fee until your expiry month.
    3. You will receive a reimbursement by cheque or on your pre-authorized debits, if applicable.

Last update: June 23, 2025