I've always had to go in for the mandatory inspection every two years in order to re-register my old Ranger. Wouldn't you know, I needed to re-test 7 weeks before the doors are completely shuttered. A sliding fee was introduced during its final year. I had to pay $16 today rather than the normal $46. It was still all just bad timing though.
We plan to get away this winter for an extended period, so I didn't want to extend my coverage and registration for a complete year. It ran out today, so I was planning on bringing in the paper to renew for a single month. That would've taken us up to the time when we may be away. Yet, today I learned ICBC won't renew for less than three months. I never seem to luck out!