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
Who is a person with disabilities?
A person with disabilities is someone who:
- has suffered loss of a limb
- is permanently dependent on a wheelchair
- has suffered complete and permanent functional
loss of lower limbs
- has been certified by a medical practitioner
[click
for definition] as suffering from a
"permanent impairment of movement" such that the use of public
transportation by this person would be hazardous (whether or not
public transportation is available)
- 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.
- Effective as of February 20, 2008, has been certified by a doctor as having a permanent mental disability to the extent that the use of public transportation by this person would be hazardous for this person (whether or not public transportation is available).
- 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, assistance or a supplement under
the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Act
(EAPWD)
Disabled seniors
Disabled seniors may qualify for both the
Seniors'
rate class and the Disability Discount.
