Vehicle Safety Inspection Service Waterloo

DM Service Centre is a certified Motor Vehicle Inspection Station in Waterloo. This means that our mechanics can conduct the mandatory motor vehicle safety inspection required to certify your vehicle. Our safety standards meet the minimum safety requirements as well as issue a Safety Certificate once the vehicle passes the inspection.

You can buy and register a vehicle without a safety certificate, but you cannot get license plates for the vehicle or drive legally.

A Safety Standards Certificate confirms that your vehicle meets the minimum safety standards on the date the certificate was issued; however, the certificate is not a warranty or guarantee of the vehicle’s condition, or that the vehicle will stay fit for any period of time.

You will need a safety standard inspection and certificate if you are attempting the following:

Registering a rebuilt vehicle
Transferring a used vehicle to a new owner
Registering a vehicle in Ontario, which has been bought in or has come from another province, territory, or country
Changing the status of a vehicle from unfit to fit

A Safety Standards Certificate is valid for 36 days after the inspection. During this period, the vehicle can be given a license plate and sold to the new owner. If 36 days have passed and the car has not been given a plate, it must be re-inspected and re-certified.

You can buy and register a vehicle without a safety certificate. However, it is highly recommended that the seller provides you with the Safety Standards Certificate. Without the safety certificate, you cannot legally drive the car.

When a mechanic tells you that your car has failed the safety standards, please remember that you are not obligated to have your vehicle repaired at the place where the initial inspection was performed. However, if you do not wish to incur any additional inspection fees, after ten days, you must return the vehicle to the original Motor Vehicle Inspection Station for a re-inspection of the repaired items and issuance of the Safety Standards Certificate. In this case, no additional fee will be charged for the re-inspection.

If your vehicle needs a Safety Inspection or has failed one, contact us 519-746-2440 or dm@dmservicecentre.com to schedule an appointment. Our qualified technicians will perform an unbiased safety inspection to ensure that your vehicle can be driven safely after you take ownership, or a list of items will be prepared that need to be repaired for fixing it.

The Service Centre for All Your Automotive Needs

DM Service Centre is the shop for all your vehicle needs with over 60 years of experience in repairing a variety of vehicles along with up to date mechanics and equipment. Our knowledgeable and helpful staff will take care of all your auto service and repair needs.

Our shop is located in Waterloo, ON. We proudly serve the following areas:

Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge.