Changes coming to ICBC renewal process, with renewal stickers to fade from view

Say goodbye to your licence plate validation decal, that small little sticker of renewal each year that sometimes goes on straight, sometimes not ... 

The decal will soon be a thing of the past following a range of measures announced today by the provincial government when it comes to ICBC.

Starting in mid March, those with insurance renewals coming up as of May 1st will be able to renew their policies online using a computer, tablet or other mobile device.

The BC  Government explains that initiative as follows: 

May 1 also will mark the last day that B.C. drivers will be required to display a licence plate validation decal to show they have valid insurance. 

To support this transition, ICBC is making a one-time investment of as much as $1 million to enhance and expand the Automated Licence Plate Recognition program, which helps law enforcement in B.C. detect unlawful, unlicensed and uninsured drivers.

The change in procedures was announced today by Mike Farnworth the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.  

“The online insurance renewal initiative offers British Columbians a more convenient way to renew their ICBC auto insurance. Working through the RCMP, police agencies in B.C. will be enhancing and expanding the Automated Licence Plate Recognition program that exists today.”

The decal elimination will align B.C. with other Canadian jurisdictions that have successfully removed the decal from circulation, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec and the Northwest Territories.

More on the Decal elimination plans and online payment options can be explored on the ICBC website

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The full statement from the province can be reviewed here.

More items of not from the Legislature can be explored here.