DriveSmart BC – In The Crosshairs
I never know what is going to wind up in the DriveSmartBC e-mail inbox, but it is bound to be entertaining, interesting, thought provoking or just plain letting off steam at an easy target. I read them all, try to…
ICBC
Changes To ICBC Rate System In Attempt To Make It Fairer To Many Drivers
Victoria – ICBC’s current rate structure is more than 30 years old. It is built around insuring the vehicle rather than the driver, and allowing discounts to drivers despite multiple crashes. Combined, this has resulted in British Columbians with crash-free,…
Crashes Hit All-Time High – DriveSmart Refresher Test
Vancouver/Victoria – Crashes are on the rise once again in B.C. A total of 350,000 crashes occurred in 2017 – about 960 a day, which is a 25 per cent increase since just 2014. That means one out of 10…
DriveSmart BC – Thoughts From The ICBC Rate Fairness Report
I was curious about the outcome of ICBC’s rate fairness survey so I checked the box to be notified when the report became available. The notification arrived in my inbox this week and I’ve made a quick scan of the…
10th Anniversary Of Alexa’s Team Including ICBC, MADD
Chilliwack/Delta – It has been ten years since four-year old Alexa Middelaer was killed by an impaired driver in Delta and this year marks ten years of hard work by Alexa’s Team. Alexa’s Team was formed in 2008, the year…
ICBC , BC Transplant Partnership Helps Increase Organ Donation Registrations By 15% (VIDEO)
Victoria – More than 125,000 customers registered their decision on organ donation in the year since ICBC driver licensing employees across B.C. began asking customers to register their decision on organ donation with BC Transplant. “We’re really pleased with the…
Proposed Changes To The ICBC “Dumpster Fire”
Victoria – BC Attorney General David Eby called the financial distress of ICBC a “dumpster fire” and blames the previous Liberal government for the financial mess. On Tuesday the BC NDP government announced changes for the Insurance Corporation of British…
ICBC Targets Distracted Drivers With Increased Insurance Premiums
Victoria/Fraser Valley – The Government of B.C. will work to designate distracted driving as a high-risk driving behavior under the ICBC Driver Risk Premium program. This means a driver with two distracted driving tickets in a three-year period will see…
ICBC Warning Customers Of Text Message Scam
Victoria /Fraser Valley- Here we go again, another text scam. ICBC is warning customers to delete any text messages purporting to be sent from ICBC, after a number of customers reported to have received these texts over the last 24…
ICBC 6.4% Rate Hike To Fix “Drastic Problems”
Victoria – On the heels over the elimination of tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears Bridge, and the controversy surrounding how ICBC ran under the former Liberal Government, comes the announcement from the new Attorney General David Eby….