Driving Prohibitions Archives - BC Driving Lawyers

Traffic Court Omicron Update for BC

January 4, 2022

All traffic court hearings in B.C. set for the week of January 4 to January 7, 2022, have been canceled. The ease of contagion observed with the Omicron variant has...

When eating at the wheel becomes driving without due care and attention

September 13, 2019

Eating while driving might be driving without due care and attention

You may have read the news story this week about a BC driver caught eating with chopsticks while at the wheel. The story raises the issue of what constitutes the offence...

Use of another person’s driver’s licence

July 18, 2018

it is an offence to use another person's driver's licence

There can be any number of reasons why a police officer might pull a driver over. After doing so they may also become suspicious that the driver is driving while prohibited...

Are professional drivers treated unfairly when it comes to traffic tickets?

April 4, 2018

At BC Driving Lawyers we hear from professional drivers who have been handed driving prohibitions and are very concerned about their livelihoods. Even if their last offence...

Is it speeding or is it street racing? How the courts decide

August 2, 2017

If two cars happen to be speeding at the same time, perhaps side-by-side in the same direction of traffic, are the drivers street racing? How do the courts determine if...

Traffic tickets can lead to driving prohibitions

June 5, 2017

We often hear from drivers caught off guard when they get a letter from the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles giving notice of a months-long driving prohibition. Many drivers...

RoadSafetyBC Letter

April 25, 2016

If you get a RoadSafetyBC letter telling you that they’re prohibiting you from driving or they intend to prohibit you from driving, you need to jump into action....

Knee-jerk reaction

March 22, 2016

Laws are never introduced in a vacuum. There is always some context, a perceived need that causes government to act. Whether it’s pressure from a lobby group or some...

Immediate Roadside Prohibitions

January 22, 2016

For over fifty years if you were stopped by the police for drinking and driving you would face criminal charges. This meant: (1) You were presumed innocent; (2) The prosecution...

Does the punishment add up?

January 7, 2016

After getting a couple of tickets you can expect a letter from the BC Government telling you that they’re taking your license. Looking at your relatively good driving...

Traffic Court Omicron Update for BC

When eating at the wheel becomes driving without due care and attention

Use of another person’s driver’s licence

Are professional drivers treated unfairly when it comes to traffic tickets?

Is it speeding or is it street racing? How the courts decide

Traffic tickets can lead to driving prohibitions

RoadSafetyBC Letter

Knee-jerk reaction

Immediate Roadside Prohibitions

Does the punishment add up?

History of the Motor Vehicle Act

Careless Driving

Excessive Speeding

Failure to Obey

Speeding

Using Electronic Device While Driving

Running A Yellow Light

Driving Without A Drivers LIcense

Speed Enforcement Methods

Superintendent of Motor Vehicles

Driving While Prohibited