Quick Facts

• In BC you get a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition (IRP) from driving if the police think you blew a “Fail” on an Approved Screening Device. Your right to drive is suspended for 90 days, your car is impounded for 30 at your expense. RoadSafetyBC will require you take the Responsible Driver Program (approx $930, mandatory as of 2016) if you ever wish to drive again and depending on your driving record not to drive again until you get an interlock device installed in your vehicle (approx. $2000 per year).

• If the police think you have Refused to Blow into the ASD, you will be immediately prohibited from driving for 90 days. In all cases, your vehicle is impounded, you pay for the storage, towing, as well as a fine and a license reinstatement fee. If you receive a 30 or 90-day IRP, you can be forced to take the Responsible Driver Program (minimum $930) and, depending on your entire driving record, have an interlock device installed in your vehicle (approx. $2000 per year) before you can get your license back.

• In BC you get an Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition (IRP) if the police think you blew a “Warn” on a roadside breathalyzer. Your right to drive is suspended for 3, 7, or 30 days, depending on your driving record.
• Immediate Roadside Prohibitions start immediately and remain in effect unless the prohibition is lifted on review.

• Impaired Driving is also a crime in British Columbia. If convicted of Driving Over .08, Impaired Driving or Refusal you must pay a fine from $1000 to $2000 minimum depending on the facts in the case and you get a criminal record for a first offence. After completing a minimum 1-year driving suspension, you must complete the Responsible Driver Program (minimum $930 plus tax) and depending on your driving record, an interlock device installed in your vehicle (approx. $2000 plus tax each year) before you can get your licence back.

• At our Law Offices located in Vancouver, Richmond and Surrey we use all of the defences known to law and we have developed a number of new defences to help our clients avoid a driving prohibition.

• If we have your IRP prohibition revoked, your license will be re-instated, your vehicle released and ICBC will pay for the towing and storage fees. All of the fines and fees are cancelled when we are successful in defending your roadside prohibition and the IRP will be removed from your driving record.

Defending Your Case

Vancouver driving lawyer Paul Doroshenko, K.C. has been successfully defending Driving Prohibitions, Impaired Driving, Over .08 and Refusal to Blow cases throughout British Columbia for over 19 years, so he knows the defences that work and how to challenge driving prohibitions and criminal driving offences. Not only does he maintain an extensive library of DUI precedents, he owns the breathalyzer that the police commonly use and he knows how they work.

Kyla Lee and Paul Doroshenko, K.C. have been defending Immediate Driving Prohibitions since the start of the new DUI law in British Columbia. They have particular knowledge of the defences in IRP cases, as well as specific knowledge and records of particular Approved Screening Devices that are known to provide inaccurate breath-test readings.

We know that you need to keep your license and avoid a criminal record. As skilled driving lawyers with the right expertise Paul Doroshenko, K.C., and Kyla Lee can challenge your driving suspension or criminal driving charge.

• Learn More: The importance of the 7-day timeline
• Learn More: The Fine Print of the IRP Right of Review Notice
• Learn More: Immediate Roadside Prohibition Lawyers
• Learn More: Background to 90-day IRP Prohibitions
• Learn More: The Law on 90-day IRP Driving Prohibitions
• Learn More: IRP Judicial Review and Appeals
• Learn More: Immediate Roadside Prohibition Case Results (IRP)
• Learn More: FAQs about IRP Immediate Roadside Prohibitions
• Learn More: The Approved Screening Device – How it Works