In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C., ICBC has cancelled all passenger car, motorcycle, and commercial road tests until further notice. All motorcycle, passenger and commercial road tests are cancelled for at least two weeks. “ICBC will reassess the situation in two weeks,” reads a press release issued today, “taking into account public health…
Since last updated we have decided to CANCEL all upcoming BCCOM events until further notice. April 19, 2020 – 35th Annual Coombs Swap Meet April 26, 2020 – Classic and Vintage Swap Meet Show n Shine May 7, 2020 – 28th Annual MLA Ride
As a consulting economist, I provide reports to the courts at the request of British Columbians as well as at the request of ICBC. At Discovery Economic Consulting, we take great pride in providing triers of fact with necessary evidence to assist them in making accurate awards that compensate collision victims fairly. Our reports are,…
ICBC and the BC Government are proposing to bring no-fault auto insurance to British Columbia and have what is described as an enhanced care model, and in their own words “will see that British Colombians hurt in a crash will have access to significantly enhanced medical care and recovery benefits. Proposing to again increase wage loss payments to $1,200 per week,…
ROB SHAW – VANCOUVER SUN Updated: February 10, 2020 VICTORIA — B.C.’s new no-fault insurance system will freeze compensation for a person’s salary to whatever they were earning at the time of their crash, eliminating the ability in most cases to get extra money for lost future wages. The change, say personal injury lawyers, will…
B.C. trial lawyers are continuing to sound the alarm over ICBC’s move to a no-fault style insurance system, with one lawyer saying the change could be especially harmful to cyclists. Joel Zanatta, a Vancouver personal injury lawyer who cycles to and from work every day, says the new system would prevent crash victims from seeking…
ROB SHAW – VANCOUVER SUN Updated: February 6, 2020 The B.C. government unveiled huge changes to the province’s auto insurance scheme on Thursday with the introduction of a new no-fault system. Five things to know about the ICBC overhaul 1. B.C. is moving to a full “no-fault” insurance model, which means in most cases you…
Kendra Mangione CTVNewsVancouver.ca producer VANCOUVER — A report released by the Insurance Bureau of Canada suggests some B.C. drivers pay significantly more than their neighbours to the east. The IBC made public Tuesday a report from Calgary-based accounting firm MNP, which suggests it costs more to be a driver on the West Coast than in…
Thanks to everyone who came by to chat and join / renew their memberships this past weekend at the Vancouver motorcycle show. And a BIG thank you to our volunteers who helped spread the word of BCCOM and shared their personal reasons for being a member. Your stories and insights truly do help us reach…
A feel good story about packing it up and letting it all go. CBC News · Posted: Jan 26, 2020 7:00 AM ET Wendy McGean fulfilled her dream — of driving cross-country on a motorcycle — at 55 years old Suddenly, in her late forties, Wendy McGean started having an unexpected reaction every time she’d spot a…
