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Geoff51



Member Since: 18 Jun 2014
Location: Surrey
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Barolo Black
Take I NT my 90 to Canada?
I am thinking of shipping my 90 to Vancouver and driving the long way across to Nova Scotia.
Planning to spend about 5 months on the trip, going via the NWTs and Hudson Bay.
Does anyone have experience of this or know of any information resources.
Thanks
Geoff 90 Puma 2.4
Overland travels.
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strang



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Location: Happy Valley
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United Kingdom 2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green
Kev Baldwin from Mud UK is over there now. Drop him a line and he will probably be able to help you with some advice. I have been following him on facebook just recently and its bloody cold over there right now - I think he said -35 to -40 at times. He mentioned re-fuelling, leaving the engine running, but the temp needle still dropping to the bottom.

http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/index.shtml Euro-Leafing to infinity and beyond.....
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CDN38



Member Since: 14 Nov 2014
Location: Courtenay, BC
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Canada 2000 Defender 110 Td5 SW Bonatti Grey
Hi Geoff, I'm in Vancouver. What do you need to know?

Ask away, if there's anything you need, drop me a line.

To ship your vehicle here, your best bet is to send it through to Tacoma Washington, most of the import vehicles come thorough there, it's about a 2 hour drive north to Vancouver. Sending it RORO (roll on roll off) will be less expensive than container shipping, but I don't think you are allowed to have anything in the vehicle. If going with a container, you could ship straight to Vancouver, ship additional gear with the truck, but it's a higher cost.

Scott it's a Landrover thing...

my renovation thread:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html
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Geoff51



Member Since: 18 Jun 2014
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Barolo Black
Trans Canada
Scott,
Many thanks for coming back to me.
I will be shipping by container as I will have a lot of camping gear, spares,mrecovery kit with me. But Tacoma is a good option.
Do you know if there are any difficulties or special requirements to import a Defender temporarily into the Us and Canada?
Are there any recommended routes across Canada? I like wilderness! And plan to camp.
Is there a 4x4 club that could give me some advice?
Thanks
Geoff 90 Puma 2.4
Overland travels.
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CDN38



Member Since: 14 Nov 2014
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Canada 2000 Defender 110 Td5 SW Bonatti Grey
Coming in as a visitor with a vehicle should be no problem, I'll look into any information tat may be available. Wilderness wise.. BC is full of it. You could spend weeks on Vancouver Island, and months on the BC mainland alone. Then into Alberta, Rocky Mountains...

The local club here in Souther BC is http://roverlanders.bc.ca small community of enthusiasts.

I'll get some links together here of some BC points of interest and post them for you and anyone else that may be interested. it's a Landrover thing...

my renovation thread:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html
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Geoff51



Member Since: 18 Jun 2014
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Barolo Black
Trans Canada
Thats fantastic, thank you for your help
Geoff
PS here is a picture of my 90, Brenda, in the gorge in northern Namibia.
Last year we did a trip across southern Africa, 5 months. 90 Puma 2.4
Overland travels.
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Geoff51



Member Since: 18 Jun 2014
Location: Surrey
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United Kingdom 2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Barolo Black
Trans Canada
by the way my email address is woodhillgeoff@gmail.com 90 Puma 2.4
Overland travels.
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CDN38



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"As a visitor or temporary resident, you can bring a vehicle into Canada for your own use.

Under Section 7(1)(b) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (MVSA), a motor vehicle may be admitted temporarily into Canada without complying with the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations if it is to be used exclusively by a person entering Canada as a visitor or a person passing through Canada to another country"

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/motorvehiclesafety...s-1334.htm

Pretty sure the maximum stay on a UK passport is 6 months, no Via required. If you are going to hit the 6 months before you are done your trip, dip down to the US for a couple days, then come back to Canada.

CBSA is the department you should contact for any of that info.

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html it's a Landrover thing...

my renovation thread:
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic40792.html
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R1200GS



Member Since: 12 Jul 2015
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Funnily enough I am also planning on shipping my 90 to Canada, probably next year though. Thinking of starting
on the East Coast (Halifax) and not rushing too much but heading West towards the Yukon & Alaska

Insurance for Canada & US looks like it may be an issue but companies like Progressive may be able to assist although it
helps having some sort of address in the region.

Regards Dave
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