Picture this, you are an Alberta (or license holder), travelling in BC for vacation. Unexpectedly you are pulled over by an officer and issued a ticket. You have no idea what to do. Do you just pay the ticket and forget about it?
The simple answer is no. We are seeing more and more that tickets from BC are resulting in entries on an Alberta driving record. While we cannot speak to how those tickets and points may affect you in Alberta, generally they can potentially affect both your insurance and ability to drive in Alberta, as well as your ability to drive in BC.
Alberta drivers need to dispute these tickets in BC to avoid potential consequences in both BC and Alberta. In BC, your Alberta driver’s license number will be used to create a BC license number for you which is where the tickets will be added. If you are someone who visits BC often, this can have serious consequences to you if you are to rack up too many points as you may end up facing a driving prohibition in BC. It could also lead to your license being flagged as an unlicensed driver if ICBC starts to believe you are an ordinary resident of BC due to the number of tickets you have received within the province.
So do not ignore these tickets. Do not pay them. In BC you have 30 days from the date you received the ticket to file it in dispute.
