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The commercial vehicle Online Permits system enables registered and approved users to:

• apply for a Single Trip, Overweight permit
• apply for a Single Trip, Overweight/Oversize permit
• apply and, depending on the commodity and dimensions, immediately receive a Single Trip, Oversize permit
• apply and immediately receive a Term Oversize permit for the following specific commodities only:
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  general vehicle and loads; general mobile homes; boomsticks and poles; haybales (round); long logs; auto carrier, campers and boats; inter-city bus with pony trailer
  
  *Note: Overweight permits may also be required for busses pulling trailers, where the trailer does not hold their own licensed GVW and where the bus does not have a licensed GVW high enough to accommodate the combined weight of the bus and trailer.
  
  
• apply and immediately receive a Single Trip, Non-Resident permit for a vehicle that has an actual gross vehicle weight between 5,000 kgs and 63,500 kgs and is categorized as one of the following vehicle types:
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  commercial vehicles; commercial passenger vehicle (bus); industrial vehicle (x-plated); farm tractor; farm vehicle
  
  *Note: for more information regarding non-resident commercial vehicles and for CAVR exemptions, please refer to the Compliance Circular 06/08
  
• apply and immediately receive a Motive Fuel User permit (based on total distance travelled in BC) for a vehicle whose actual gross vehicle weight is between 11,800 kgs and 63,500 kgs;
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  *Note: Vehicles licensed under 11,800kgs and having more than 2 axles also require a Motive Fuel User permit.  In this situation, please contact the Provincial Permit Centre at 1-800-559-9688.  For more information, please refer to the Tax Bulletin: International Fuel Tax Agreement and Motive Fuel User Permits
  

• pay online for the requested permit using your Inspection Station account (certain permit types only) or credit card; and
• retrieve and view copies of your organization's permits using the Permit Search function.

All other permits must be requested through the Provincial Permit Centre.

The Online Permits service is available on a 7x24 basis, except when maintenance is required. If you’ve used this service and would like to send your comments, click here Commercial Vehicle Permits Online Feedback.

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