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

Storing a Vehicle

If you wish to put your vehicle into storage (with the intention of using it again later), you can do so by submitting a request to the SAAQ.

You can carry out the storage operation in advance or on the same day you plan to store your vehicle.

Dates to store a motorcycle or snowmobile

To be entitled to a partial reimbursement of the registration fees, you must store:

  • a motorcycle no later than September 30
  • a snowmobile no later than March 31

  • Do you want to store your co-owned vehicle? 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 store the vehicle via SAAQclic.

    Online

    • If the vehicle is registered to an individual, visit SAAQclic⁠ ⁠
    • If the vehicle is registered to a business visit  (in French only)

    Need help carrying out the operation online? Watch our how-to video "Storing a Vehicle Using SAAQclic."

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

    In person

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

    • the registration certificate of the vehicle you wish to store
    • your driver's licence or other official document with photo

    If you cannot come to the service outlet yourself

    The person who will store the vehicle in your place must bring one of the following documents completed by you:

           OR

    • the vehicle registration payment notice with the “VEHICLE STORED” box checked off

    If the vehicle to be stored belongs to a business, the person acting on its behalf must bring one of the following documents:

    • the original copy of a document authorizing the person to act in that capacity

           OR

    • the vehicle registration payment notice with the “VEHICLE STORED” box checked off

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    • Leave the licence plate on the stored vehicle.
    • Keep the most recent registration certificate; you will need it when you take the vehicle out of storage.
    • Never park a stored vehicle on a public road. You must store it in a yard, in a garage, on private property, etc.

    If you received authorization to use the vehicle to provide remunerated passenger transportation, putting it into storage will cancel that authorization. If you wish to provide remunerated passenger transportation with the vehicle again, you must go to a service outlet to apply for a new authorization when you take your vehicle out of storage. 

    A vehicle that has been in storage for 12 months or longer will have to undergo a mandatory mechanical inspection.

  • The amount of the registration fee reimbursement is based on the storage date and the date the vehicle registration expires. The amount of the reimbursement excludes the month in which the vehicle is put into storage.

    The reimbursement can be paid:

    • by cheque - delivery times may be longer than usual
    • by direct deposit within 3 to 5 business days after the storage date
    • by adjusting the pre-authorized debits, if applicable
    • on a debit card presented by the vehicle owner (at a service outlet)

Last update: June 23, 2025