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====e. Higher insurance costs==== | ====e. Higher insurance costs==== | ||
Prohibitions and convictions under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em> mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. | Prohibitions and convictions under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em> mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx ICBC] has more on this. | ||
====f. Driver’s license points and penalties==== | |||
You get points against your driver’s license, as this [http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/driving/publications/mandatory-matrix.pdf chart] shows. And those points cost you a lot of money, called the driver penalty point premium, as this [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Penalty-Points.aspx chart] shows. Also check script 187, called “The Points System and ICBC”. | |||
===3. What can happen under the Canadian <em>Criminal Code</em> if you drink and drive?=== | ===3. What can happen under the Canadian <em>Criminal Code</em> if you drink and drive?=== | ||
<p>If the police do not issue an IRP under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em>, they may charge you with any of the following 3 serious criminal charges under the <em> | <p>If the police do not issue an IRP under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em>, they may charge you with any of the following 3 serious criminal charges under the <em>[http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/index.html Criminal Code]</em>of Canada:</p> | ||
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<li> | <li>[http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/road-safety-rules-and-consequences/drug-alcohol Ministry of Justice information on driving while affected by drugs or alcohol]</li> | ||
• Fact sheet on IRPs | |||
• Fact sheet on IRP penalties | |||
• Disputes, Appeals and Reviews | |||
• Application guide for IRP review | |||
• Fact sheet on 24-hour prohibitions | |||
• Fact sheet on ADPs | |||
• Responsible Driver Program | |||
• Ignition Interlock Program | |||
• ICBC information on insurance costs and drinking and driving convictions | |||
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</ul> | </ul> | ||
[updated | [updated May 2016] | ||