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| Prohibitions and convictions under the BC <em>Motor Vehicle Act</em> mean you have much higher vehicle insurance costs. The website of the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC) has more on this at [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx]. | | 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. |
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| | ====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”. |
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| <li>Ministry of Justice information on driving while affected by drugs or alcohol<br /> | | <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> |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/road-safety/impaired-driving.htm www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/road-safety/impaired-driving.htm]</li>
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| <li>Fact sheet on IRPs<br />
| | • Fact sheet on IRPs |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/Immediate_Roadside_Prohibition_Fact_Sheet.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/Immediate_Roadside_Prohibition_Fact_Sheet.pdf]</li>
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| <li>Fact sheet on IRP penalties<br />
| | • Fact sheet on IRP penalties |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/immediate-roadside-prohibition-penalties.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/immediate-roadside-prohibition-penalties.pdf]</li>
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| <li>Application guide for IRP reviews<br />
| | • Disputes, Appeals and Reviews |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/IRP_review_guide.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/IRP_review_guide.pdf]</li>
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| <li>IRP review guide for applicants<br />
| | • Application guide for IRP review |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/IRP_review_Q_A.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/IRP_review_Q_A.pdf]</li>
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| <li>Fact sheet on 24-hour prohibitions<br />
| | • Fact sheet on 24-hour prohibitions |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-24hour-prohibition.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-24hour-prohibition.pdf]</li>
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| <li>Fact sheet on ADPs<br />
| | • Fact sheet on ADPs |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-admindriving-prohibition.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-admindriving-prohibition.pdf]</li>
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| <li>Ministry of Justice list of related factsheets and publications<br />
| | • Responsible Driver Program |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/publications/index.htm www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/publications/index.htm]</li>
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| <li>Ministry of Justice information on alcohol and drug related prohibitions and suspensions<br />
| | • Ignition Interlock Program |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/prohibitions/impaired-driving.htm www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/prohibitions/impaired-driving.htm]</li>
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| <li>Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles information<br />
| | • ICBC information on insurance costs and drinking and driving convictions |
| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/about/index.htm www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/about/index.htm]</li>
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| <li>Responsible Driver Program<br />
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| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-responsible-driver.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-responsible-driver.pdf]</li>
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| <li>Ignition Interlock Program<br />
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| [http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-ignition-interlock.pdf www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/osmv/shareddocs/factsheet-ignition-interlock.pdf]</li>
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| <li>ICBC information on insurance costs and drinking and driving convictions<br />
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| [http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/tickets/Pages/Driver-Risk-Premium.aspx]</li>
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