Ontario is expanding the online Digital Dealership Registration system to include used cars, which means that DDR participating dealerships can register their new and used vehicles online.
The provincial government provided the information in a news release published on July 12. In it, Kaleed Rasheed, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery, said that providing self-serve vehicle registration to auto retailers is a win-win — for dealers’ businesses, and for consumers.
“Our government created Digital Dealership Registration to help businesses save time and money by making it easier to sell and purchase a vehicle in Ontario – and now used cars are included with this new, exciting expansion to the system,” said Rasheed in a statement.
The DDR system launched in March 2022 and was made available for new car registrations. It was meant for trade-ins at the time. Now, with the ability to register used cars, participating dealerships will have to complete an online registration of passenger vehicles with ServiceOntario — and issue permits and licence plates “immediately to the purchaser.”
“The Digital Dealership Registration initiative is an example of how technology can assist modern Ontario dealerships in business,” said James F. Hamilton, Interim Manager and Legal Services Director at the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario (UCDA), in a statement.
He added that allowing car dealerships to register vehicles online and issue permits and licence plates, directly to purchasers, cuts down on paperwork, delays, and red tape for both dealers and consumers.
“The expansion of DDR to used vehicle dealerships is a milestone the Used Car Dealers Association of Ontario is proud to be part of,” said Hamilton.
