Tag: IRP Immediate Roadside Prohibition

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...

Drivers license for work

December 7, 2014

“I’ll be okay if I can just drive for work. Can you just get me my drivers license for work?” It’s one of the most common questions that...

Who won the first challenge to the IRP law?

March 4, 2014

The BC Government lost in court. The law was found unconstitutional

An interesting event took place on the first Monday in March, 2014 – the BC Court of Appeal confirmed that the IRP legislation that came into effect in September...

Mouthwash and breathalyzers

February 2, 2014

Some things go great together, like wine and olives, beer and softball, marihuana and Cheezies – but other combinations can have disastrous results. Take, for...

Driving prohibition time limits

November 8, 2013

If you receive a driving prohibition of any sort from the Police or the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, or a Notice of Intent to Prohibit arrives in your mailbox,...

Why is an Approved Screening Device approved?

September 4, 2013

Last month there was a lot of media attention regarding the problem of using Approved Screening Devices (a.k.a. ASD) for the purpose of issuing roadside driving...

OSMV and ICBC driving prohibition considerations

July 18, 2013

OSMV and ICBC driving prohibitions cases

We deal with all types of driving prohibitions including making submissions for OSMV and ICBC driving prohibitions. Clients often ask us what are the considerations...

Driving prohibition appeal arguments that work

June 25, 2013

Only a handful of lawyers in British Columbia have argued appeals of Immediate Roadside Prohibitions and Administrative Driving Prohibitions before the Superintendent...

Getting rid of the Interlock

May 17, 2013

As we explained here earlier in the year, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles had an internal policy about the Interlock Program (IIP) and Responsible Driver Program...

When the IRP trickle becomes a flood

February 18, 2013

People from BC are challenging the Interlock and RDP for their IRP

We explained last week that the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles had been forcing everyone who was issued a 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibition to go through the IIP...

Tag: IRP Immediate Roadside Prohibition

Immediate Roadside Prohibitions

Drivers license for work

Who won the first challenge to the IRP law?

Mouthwash and breathalyzers

Driving prohibition time limits

Why is an Approved Screening Device approved?

OSMV and ICBC driving prohibition considerations

Driving prohibition appeal arguments that work

Getting rid of the Interlock

When the IRP trickle becomes a flood

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