Our BC Government, with its latest law “reform,” has stripped poor accident victims’ rights yet again. If you’ve been injured in a car accident on or after April 1st, your time limit to submit receipts to ICBC has now been shortened from 2 years to an abysmal 60 days. New section 88.01 of the Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation reads as follows:
Requirement for receipts:
88.01 (1) If an accident occurs for which benefits are provided under section 88, the insured must provide to the corporation a receipt for the expenses incurred that will be compensated as benefits under that section no later than 60 days from the date that those expenses are incurred.
(2) The corporation is not liable to an insured who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with this section.
If you don’t submit your receipts within the 60 day limit, you’ll receive no compensation from ICBC. And unless you have private insurance that may be able to cover all or part, you’ll be completely out of pocket for your special damage expenses. Sad state of affairs for sure.
Let’s not kid ourselves. As long as ICBC continues to lose billions, these misguided “reforms” will no doubt go on. The rights of all BC drivers will continue to be stripped. Plaintiff injury lawyers will continue to be blamed for ICBC’s own mismanagement and failures. David Eby, BC’s current government and ICBC all need to go.
We are owed fair and equitable insurance coverage for the hefty premiums we are all forced to pay. It’s time for some healthy competition with vehicle insurance.
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