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ICBC Rebate
February 17, 2026
Eileen, I found this (below) on the ICBC Site as
well
http://www.icbc.com/ (Go to autoplan, go to
how can I save
money, go to disability discount).
It suggests that it is
not necessary to have
modifications to your vehicle – there
are other
ways to qualify as well.
Carol
Disability Discount
If you are 16 or
older, own or lease a vehicle, and are "a
person
with disabilities," you may qualify for a
25%
discount on your Basic Autoplan.
Your vehicle must be rated for pleasure use, to
and from
work, business use or certain recreational
or commercial
uses.
You can only apply
the Disability Discount to one vehicle.
How
to apply for a Disability Discount
The
first step in getting the Autoplan Disability
Discount
is to get a Motor Fuel Tax Act claim
number. When you visit
your Autoplan broker to
apply for the Disability Discount,
be sure to take
this number, along with your Owner's
Certificate of
Insurance [click for definition] and
Vehicle
Licence.
How do you apply for a
Motor Fuel Tax Act claim number?
Contact the
Consumer Taxation Branch and apply for a fuel
tax
rebate. When your application is approved, you
will
receive a Motor Fuel Tax Act claim number.
To apply, write to:
Director, Consumer
Taxation Branch
Attention: Refund Section PO Box
9442, Stn. Prov. Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9V4
and include:
a photocopy of your
driver's licence or a copy of
your birth
certificate
a photocopy of your Owner's
Certificate or your
lease agreement for your
vehicle
proof of your disability (contact
the Consumer
Taxation Branch office for full
details).
You can reach the Consumer
Taxation Branch at (604)
660-4524 in the Lower
Mainland, or (250) 387-0654 in
Victoria. Call
Enquiry BC at 1-800-663-7867 to find numbers
in
other parts of the province. Or check out their web
site
at www.fin.gov.bc.ca/ctb
Retroactive application of the Disability
Discount
If you have been disabled and owned
or leased a vehicle for
some time, you may ask to
have the Disability Discount
applied retroactively.
To apply, give your Autoplan broker
a letter from
the Consumer Taxation Branch that includes
your
Motor Fuel Tax Act claim number and the date you
were
first eligible to get the fuel tax rebate.
ICBC will then adjust your premiums and
send you a refund
for the backdated Disability
Discount.
Who is a person with
disabilities?
A person with disabilities is
someone who:
is permanently dependent on a
wheelchair
is receiving a 100% disability
pension as a result
of active service in any war
while a member of Her
Majesty's forces
is receiving, or would receive but for
having
reached the age of 65, Disability Level 2
benefits as a
disabled person under the Disability
Benefits Program Act
has been certified by
a medical practitioner [click
for definition] as
suffering from a "permanent impairment
of
locomotion" such that the use of public
transportation
by this person would be hazardous
has suffered complete and permanent
functional loss
of lower limbs
has
been certified by a medical practitioner to
be
suffering from permanent sight impairment and is
not
eligible to hold a driver's licence under the
Motor Vehicle
Act.
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