Desjardin Possibly Dropping RHD vehicles?

**Ed-Skyline** · 11-10-2011, 01:42 AM

So I've heard from a couple people that Desjardin will be dropping ALL RHD vehicles very soon, does anyone have any information on this? true ?not true?in the works?

Thanks,
Ed

**anthony** · 11-10-2011, 06:10 AM

best bet phone the company or email them and find out if they are dropping rhd vehicles

**Ed-Skyline** · 11-10-2011, 06:17 AM

ya Im prob going to today! lol

**DarkCaporaL** · 11-10-2011, 07:50 AM

When I was shopping to insure mine a couple years back they didn't want anything to do with it back then, even though I already had another car insured with them for a couple years with no claims.

**Ed-Skyline** · 11-10-2011, 07:57 AM

well i have desjardin right now, they know its rhd etc etc, but ive heard rumours

**DarkCaporaL** · 11-10-2011, 08:13 AM

Might be different between provinces? I live on the Qc side, insurance companies are weird sometimes.

**MKIV** · 11-10-2011, 10:21 AM

Everything is fine in Ontario. I called Desjardin to get a quote and they would insure me no problem but my premiums are still cheaper with my current company.

**Ed-Skyline** · 11-10-2011, 11:54 AM

ok so heres the deal. AS of Nov 20, They will be legally aloud to deny rhd insurance, before they could not (no company can) anyways, so therefore they will not be taking new customers, i talked to the underwriters today(certas direct) as well and they asured me policy memebers with rhd cars will be grandfathered in ontario and will not lose their policy because of this. if anything changes they will give at least 90 days notice and it will not happend until 90 days before your renewal, mine just renewed so im good guaranteed until next october and for on. ALSO she read me a gov't document that will not be released until NOV 30, and it says "as of nov31 2011 Ontario government will not be registering or importing right hand drive vehicles, all previously imported vehicles that are registered before this date will continue to be street legal"

sooooo loooks like good bye to RHD importation in Ontario

**Daryl @ RightDrive** · 11-10-2011, 12:13 PM

I very much doubt that the Government of Ontario would ban RHD cars without giving any notice. Also, Nov. only has 30 days, not 31.
Sorry, but it sounds like another false rumour to me.

**MKIV** · 11-10-2011, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Daryl @ RightDrive

I very much doubt that the Government of Ontario would ban RHD cars without giving any notice. Also, Nov. only has 30 days, not 31.
Sorry, but it sounds like another false rumour to me.

Well said Daryl.

The market for these cars seems to have set it's foot in Ontario. The number of people who have invested thousands of dollars in opening a dealership for RHD Imports is large, and to ban these cars would cause a huge crash for them and would most definitely affect others as well.