B.C. Reg. 33/2024, deposited February 29, 2024, under the MOTOR VEHICLE ACT [section 269]. Regulation of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, dated February 28, 2024.

I, Amy Miller, Superintendent of Motor Vehicles, order that, effective March 4, 2024, the Lien on Impounded Motor Vehicles Regulation, B.C. Reg. 25/2015, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— A. MILLER, Superintendent of Motor Vehicles.

Schedule

1 Section 1 of the Lien on Impounded Motor Vehicles Regulation, B.C. Reg. 25/2015, is amended by adding the following definition:

"electric vehicle" means a vehicle that has an electric propulsion engine and a battery storage system that can be charged from an external electric charging outlet; .

2 Section 3 (b) is repealed and the following substituted:

(b) for transportation and towing, the transportation and towing cost determined under section 4; .

3 Section 4 is repealed and the following substituted:

Transportation and towing cost

4 (1) For the purposes of section 3 (b), the transportation and towing cost is the sum of the following:

(a) the basic transportation and towing cost determined in accordance with subsection (2) of this section;

(b) a fuel surcharge equal to 28% of the basic transportation and towing cost;

(c) $35 if dollies are used;

(d) the additional transportation and towing cost determined in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.

(2) The basic transportation and towing cost for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight within a range described in column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of table 1 is the cost set out in or determined in accordance with that column, opposite the applicable transportation and towing distance described in column 1.

(3) In determining an amount in accordance with columns 2 to 5 in item 2 of table 1, the transportation and towing distance is to be expressed to the nearest 0.1 km.

(4) The additional transportation and towing cost for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight within a range described in column 2, 3, 4 or 5 of table 2 is the cost set out in or determined in accordance with that column, opposite the applicable transportation and towing service described in column 1.

(5) In determining an amount in accordance with columns 2 to 5 of table 2,

(a) in items 1, 4 and 5, the hourly rate is to be calculated based on each 1/2 hour that the service is provided,

(b) in item 3, the hourly rate is to be calculated based on each 1/2 hour that the service is provided, excluding the first 10 minutes that the service is provided, and

(c) in item 2, the hourly rate is to be calculated based on each 1/2 hour that the service is provided, excluding the first 5 minutes that the service is provided.

(6) For the purposes of column 1 of table 2,

"additional service" means a service provided if dollies are not used where the operator of a tow truck, or other truck used in the transportation or towing, takes measures to protect a vehicle if its wheels are in motion while being transported or towed;

"clean up service" means a service where an operator of a tow truck, or other truck used in the transportation or towing, cleans or collects debris, parts, fluids or similar matters before transporting or towing a vehicle;

"loading and securing service" means a service where an operator of a tow truck, or other truck used in the transportation or towing, secures a vehicle before transporting or towing the vehicle, including by, but not limited to,

(a) securing one or more doors or loose parts on the vehicle,

(b) applying a protective tarp or similar covering to the vehicle,

(c) in the case of an electric vehicle, disconnecting a battery, fuse or quick connect in the vehicle,

(d) loading the vehicle that is missing one or more tires or wheels, or

(e) loading the burnt vehicle;

"recovery service" means a service where an operator of a tow truck, or other truck used in the transportation or towing, must relocate a vehicle in order to secure the vehicle before transporting or towing the vehicle;

"standby service" means a service where an operator of a tow truck, or other truck used in the transportation or towing, is instructed to wait with the truck before transporting or towing a vehicle.

Table 1

Table 2

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