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Reapplying for your licence after suspension

Once your licence suspension has ended, you can get your driver’s licence back by paying outstanding fines, visiting a driver’s licensing office and paying the relevant fees.

Drivers with suspensions of three years or more must take a road test and vision test.

How to get your driver’s licence back

One-year suspensions

If you have reached the end of a one-year suspension, you can reapply for your driver’s licence by following these steps:

  1. Pay any outstanding fines or debts you owe to the court or government.
  2. Pay any amounts owed to ICBC, such as for the:
  1. Visit a driver licensing office with required ID.
  2. Pay the $31 short-term driver’s licence fee and $250 reinstatement fee.

Suspensions of three years or more

If you have been suspended for three or more years, you must complete a re-examination for the class of licence that you held. The re-examination usually consists of a vision and road test. However, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles may require further testing to meet driver-fitness guidelines.

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You will also need to pay any outstanding fines or debts.

Glossary
  • A penalty for drivers who cause lots of crashes. If you are found 50% or more at fault for 3 crashes within a 3-year period, you will be charged an MCP of $1,000. For each additional at-fault crash within the 3 years, there is another fee of $500. Read more about traffic violations and penalties.
  • The amount of money you pay to the insurance company for your coverage. All premiums are pooled by the insurance company, which then uses that money to pay out claims. Learn more about how premiums are set