Motor Vehicle Record Check

A driving record abstract may refer to one of several documents requested by your insurance group:

• Motor Vehicle Report or Abstract: This lists your class of driver’s license, convictions or suspensions, & sometimes the date of when you first acquired your license. The information given in this report varies by province.
• Auto Plus Report: This report is a complete snapshot of an automobile insurance policy & claims history.
• Driver’s licence history: In Ontario, this report provides a thorough driver’s history including proof of successful completion of a Ministry-approved driver’s preparation course
• Details from government insurers

What’s included on the record

• Name (as it appears on the driver’s licence)
• Driver’s licence number
• Date of birth
• Sex
• Height
• Class (G, M, etc.)
• Requirements and endorsements (for example, requirement to wear glasses or contact lenses to drive, ability to drive a vehicle with air-breaks, etc.)
• Status (for example, licensed, unlicensed, suspended)
• Earliest licence date available
• Expiry date

Driver’s licence history

• Driver identification details
• Ontario Beginner Driver Education course achievement
• A list of current & all residential addresses recorded on the record (will not show if ordered in person at a Service Ontario centre & printed immediately)
• All driver’s licence replacements, renewals, class changes & any other changes

A driver’s licence history can only be requested by the driver themselves, a Canadian law-enforcement agency or by court request.

Motor Vehicle Record Check

• 3-year driver’s record, which can be requested:
  • By employers requesting the record of a prospective employee who will be driving a company vehicle
  • If you’re applying to drive in another province/territory or country outside Ontario
• Driver’s licence history, which can be ordered:
  • When your insurance company needs to see that you’ve completed a driving-education course to reduce insurance rates
  • To verify a driver’s address in court
• 5-year driver’s record, which can be ordered:
  • When your insurance company wants to confirm longer-term driving experience
  • If you’re applying to drive in another province/territory or country outside Ontario
• Extended driver’s record, which can be ordered:
  • To demonstrate longer-term driving history
  • For legal justifications
• Complete/freedom of information driver’s record, which can be ordered:
  • For legal reasons to show complete driving history & further licencing details
• Collision/accident report, which can be ordered:
  • when you need evidence in court because of an accident you were involved in
• Copies of driver articles, which can be requested:
  • If you want to see records such as an original driver’s licence application, conviction reports, suspension notices, etc.
• Driver validation letter, which can be ordered:
  • If you’re requesting to drive in another province/territory or country outside Ontario
• Driver’s licence check, which can be ordered:
  • To verify that your/a licence is valid