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B.C. Reg. 25/2015 Superintendent of Motor Vehicles | Deposited February 17, 2015 effective March 1, 2015 |
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[Last amended October 1, 2021 by B.C. Reg. 248/2021]
1 In this regulation:
"Act" means the Motor Vehicle Act;
"claimed vehicle" means a motor vehicle impounded under the Act and released to the owner of the motor vehicle or a person authorized by the owner;
"unclaimed vehicle" means a motor vehicle impounded under the Act and disposed of under the Act or the Warehouse Lien Act.
2 The following zones are established:
(a) Zone 1, consisting of the following areas in which impound lots are located:
(ii) the Corporation of the City of North Vancouver;
(iii) the Corporation of the District of North Vancouver;
(b) Zone 2, consisting of the areas in which impound lots are located in the Capital Regional District, excluding areas that are listed within another zone;
(c) Zone 3, consisting of the following areas in which impound lots are located:
(viii) the City of Maple Ridge;
(x) the City of Prince George;
(xiii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 125/2021, s. (a).]
(xiv) the Corporation of the City of New Westminster;
(xv) the Corporation of the City of Port Coquitlam;
(xvi) the Corporation of the City of White Rock;
(xvii) the Corporation of the Township of Langley;
(xviii) the District of Mission;
(xix) the District of Squamish;
(xx) the Resort Municipality of Whistler;
(d) Zone 4, consisting of the following areas in which impound lots are located:
(i) the Corporation of the District of Central Saanich;
(ii) the District of North Saanich;
(iv) the unincorporated community of Port Renfrew;
(vii) all other areas located within British Columbia that are not listed within another zone.
[am. B.C. Reg. 125/2021, s. (a).]
3 The following fees, costs, charges and surcharges are prescribed for the purposes of section 255 (2) (a) [storage of impounded motor vehicle] of the Act:
(i) $23.28 per day for impound lots in Zone 1,
(ii) $22.22 per day for impound lots in Zone 2,
(iii) $20.11 per day for impound lots in Zone 3, and
(iv) $15.87 per day for impound lots in Zone 4;
(b) for towing, the towing cost determined under section 4;
(i) $55.05 for a claimed vehicle, and
(ii) $70.09 for an unclaimed vehicle.
(d) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 248/2021.]
[am. B.C. Regs. 26/2016, ss. 1 to 3; 91/2020; 125/2021, s. (b); 248/2021.]
4 (1) For the purposes of section 3 (b), the towing cost is the sum of the following:
(a) the basic towing cost determined in accordance with subsection (2) of this section;
(b) a fuel surcharge equal to 13% of the basic towing cost;
(c) if the towing distance is more than 32 km, a charge for the use of dollies in the amount of
(i) $0.43 per km for each km towed on a paved highway, and
(ii) $0.63 per km for each km towed on an unpaved highway.
(2) The basic towing cost for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight within a range described in column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the following table is the cost set out in or determined in accordance with that column, opposite the applicable towing distance described in column 1.
(3) In determining an amount in accordance with subsection (1) (c) or in accordance with columns 2 to 5 in items 2 to 4 of the table, the towing distance is to be expressed to the nearest tenth of a kilometre.
Table |
Item | Towing Distance | Gross Vehicle Weight | |||
Column 1 | Column 2 not more than 3 000 kg | Column 3 more than 3 000 kg but not more than 6 300 kg | Column 4 more than 6 300 kg but not more than 9 073 kg | Column 5 more than 9 073 kg | |
1 | not more than 6 km | $77.46 | $81.80 | $129.67 | $172.47 |
2 | more than 6 km but not more than 16 km | $77.46 + $2.64/km for each km over 6 km | $81.80 + $3.05/km for each km over 6 km | $129.67 + $3.72/km for each km over 6 km | $172.47 + $7.83/km for each km over 6 km |
3 | more than 16 km but not more than 32 km | $103.86 + $2.23/km for each km over 16 km | $112.30 + $2.79/km for each km over 16 km | $166.87 + $3.15/km for each km over 16 km | $250.77 + $6.71/km for each km over 16 km |
4 | more than 32 km | $139.54 + $1.93/km for each km over 32 km | $156.94 + $2.28/km for each km over 32 km | $217.27 + $2.53/km for each km over 32 km | $358.13 + $4.82/km for each km over 32 km |
[en. B.C. Reg. 26/2016, s. 4; am. B.C. Regs. 14/2018; 54/2019; 15/2020; 125/2021, s. (c).]
Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 26/2016, s. 5.]
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, s. 269.]
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