Learner's Licence

• New B.C. drivers can now take learner’s licence knowledge test online

  This will be for new drivers who want to obtain a learner's licence for passenger vehicles and motorcycles, not for anyone seeking a commercial driving licence.

  Tech

  Jun 9
  
• Vancouver police impound Porsche after learner driver clocked at 187 km/h

  Patrol officers stopped the young driver of a Porsche on Southwest Marine Drive after it was caught speeding at 187 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. 

  Crime

  Jun 22, 2023
  
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• Motorcycle impounded after B.C. biker with learners’ licence busted at 189 km/h

  A novice motorcyclist has temporarily lost his wheels after getting busted speeding twice the legal limit on Vancouver Island.

  Crime

  May 18, 2023
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• Manitoba teen scofflaws dinged thousands for weekend speeding on Trans-Canada Highway

  One driver was fined $1,079 for speeding. The other driver, who was operating an unregistered vehicle under a false licence with no insurance, was fined $2,174.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2022
• B.C. ‘L’ driver with expired licence clocked at double the speed limit gets SUV impounded

  Abbotsford police say the man was clocked at 141 km/h in a 70 zone in the 2800-block of Sumas Way on March 28.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2022
• ‘The law doesn’t even require the supervisor to be sober’: Critics say ‘L’ co-pilots must be accountable

  When the VPD traffic unit recently stopped a learner clocked at 113 km/h in a 50k zone, there were no penalties for the adult driver who was supposed to be supervising at the time.

  Politics

  Mar 14, 2021
• ICBC backlog means teen’s ‘L’ licence may expire before he can take ‘N’ road test

  The situation has prompted calls for ICBC to grant extensions to learner drivers, given the backlog in road tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Politics

  Aug 27, 2020
• Surrey teenager suspended from driving for cycling infraction when he was 14

  At issue is an incident in early 2015, when he failed to stop at a stop sign while driving his yellow cycle from school. He was given a traffic ticket with fines totaling almost $700.

  Jun 12, 2016
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• 2 unsupervised learning drivers ticketed by Saskatoon police after crash

  Both learners drivers involved in a two-vehicle crash in Saskatoon on Sunday were ticketed by police.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2016