When the police take something you own, your first thought is can they do that? Can the police seize my property? We have strong devotion to our rights, and a strong sense of property rights in Canada. What’s yours is yours. Nevertheless, provided that the police operate within the bounds of the law, there are […]
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A Notice of Intent to Prohibit is issued to a driver who is at risk of having their driving privileges prohibited due to an accumulation of driving penalty points. Before a Notice of Intent to Prohibit is issued, an ICBC Adjudication Representative will consider your five-year driving record whether you meet one or more of
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Introduction The Driver Improvement Program (“DIP”) is a RoadSafetyBC initiative designed to enhance road safety in British Columbia (“B.C.”). The DIP identifies and intervenes with drivers who engage in high-risk and unsafe driving behaviour. These types of behaviour include speeding, driving while impaired, driving without insurance, and texting while driving. The aim of the DIP
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We have represented thousands of clients who were issued immediate roadside prohibitions and administrative driving prohibitions. Several weeks ago, one client expressed that they were concerned when asked to do a sobriety test because the ground was wet and somebody had slipped while walking near the scene. We were confused when we heard this, because
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A Notice of Intent to Prohibit or an NOI is a letter sent by the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles that is letting you know that the Superintendent may prohibit you from driving because of your driving record. The Superintendent will usually note in their letter that it is in the public interest to prohibit you
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An Immediate Roadside Prohibition (“IRP”) occurs when a driver fails or refuses a roadside breath sample from an Approved Screening Device. This is the most common method the police use in British Columbia to combat drinking and driving. An IRP is not a criminal offence and instead involves a prohibition issued roadside, typically for 90
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When making an ICBC claim it is important to be very careful in the information you provide, as often providing inaccurate information in your claim can lead to a denial of your coverage. One of the most common bases through which ICBC denies claims is via Section 75 of the Insurance Vehicle Act, Section 75
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If you’ve been pulled over and issued a 90-day prohibition for DUI in British Columbia you are probably confused, afraid, and not sure what to do next. Dealing with a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) in British Columbia requires prompt action. Here’s what you need to do: The 90-day IRP is issued for driving with
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Every spring we see an increase in 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions issued based on an allegation of refusing to blow. There are a couple of reasons refusal DUIs go up in spring here in British Columbia. On the one hand more people are getting out to enjoy the weather, doing outdoor activities and the police
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The first thing most people do after being caught for a DUI is start to panic. People often believe that a DUI arrest is the end of their life. They believe that getting a DUI charge is going to completely destroy their future, destroy their opportunities. And cause them to lose things like their employment
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Something that I hear as a DUI lawyer is that there are loopholes that I use to get my clients off their DUI charges. The people who make these claims are people who think that legitimate defences and police breaches of charter rights are in fact, merely legal loopholes that allow guilty people to go
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At the beginning of March, the Regina police announced that they would breath test every driver they pull over, no matter the reason or the offence. A month later the RCMP announced that they would do this in the entire province of Saskatchewan. Many people are not happy. And this policy is likely coming to
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