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Wow I am just reading the motor vehicle act for B.C.

Powers of peace officer

25.30 (1) If a peace officer has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a vehicle is, by reason of mechanical, structural or other defect, unsafe for use on a highway, whether or not the vehicle meets the standards prescribed under the Act, he or she may order the owner or operator of the vehicle, either immediately or within such time as is specified in the order, to do one or both of the following:

(a) remove it from the highway and keep it so removed until either

(i) repairs as may be set out in the order of the peace officer have been implemented, or

(ii) the peace officer revokes the order;

(b) surrender the vehicle license or number plates, or both, for that vehicle to the corporation or to the peace officer.

So they literally can take your car off the road permanently even if it passes every ACT.

The other thing I read is that no temporary insurance can be placed on a car that has failed the test. However ..
25.13
(3) If the authorized person is not satisfied that the vehicle meets the standards, he or she may, on being satisfied that the vehicle would not present a hazard to other road users, place on the vehicle an interim inspection certificate and must indicate on the inspection report issued under subsection (1)
(4) An interim inspection certificate expires 14 days after the time of issue.

All this is great ... however as usual nobody you talk to knows all or in some cases anything regarding these issues.
I was told by the inspector that I can't drive my car home until its passed, when infact he could give it the interim pass, at least as far as the rust is concerned.
The its the rust question.. How is rust, which can only be placed under the Body Exterior/Protruding Metal section of the test considered a hazard to other road users.

I called my insurance broker to ask about temp insurance to drive a failed car home to fix, they thought for sure it was ok but to call ICBC the provincial motor vehicle insurance company and ask them.
So I did, asked the same question, they said as long as the cars current insurance was still active I could drive it as is .. no temp required... Both answers are incorrect
Then he asked for my DL # just to see what if anything was actually listed against my car, guess what .. nothing was listed .. this was 13 days after i was issued the notice and fine.
They told me that sometimes the cops don't actually file the paperwork.
So in my case I am jumping through all these hoops for is personal amusement.
I told all this to the inspector and he confirmed it all... WTF
Anyways the leaking oil onto the exhaust was a valid safety issue as it could start a fire, but the rust I mean really.
The inspector said he would probably just pass the car after the leak is fixed.
Bottom line read and reread the motor vehicle act for your area.