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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1974 an

_ Statement.

3 assigning some of the revenues

: “Premier David. Barrell. has
announced the © Provincial
Government's plan to. provide
B.C. drivers with rellef from.
increasing transportation costs
because of rises, in the price. of
pasoline. °:

Barrett satd an objective of.
the new plan would be tocreate °

Ba flat-rate for automobile in-
@ surance premiums: regardless’ ©

of territory or other factors.
Al’ a speech: in’ Kamloops

Friday.:evening (May 31),:

Barrett released the fellowhig

aoa, dramatic new approach to”
. Autoplan, “the ‘publicly. ‘owned |.
car insurance. scheme, : is. now.

-» plarined to. ease’the cast. of
’ eansportation °- far: ~» he:

- automobile: owner™.in © British.
Columbia: The . Government
plans to, “affsele the inerease’ in
gasoline to’ reduce the ‘cost -of ©
Insurance coverage: whieh has
‘always been.'a,:large part of

a operating a motor, vehicle. :

“This will he ace vorn plished by:

“from: “tne. existhig +s iisaine, tax:

and licence plate fees’ to in-°
surance purposes, (hus slashing
the cash premium for in-
surance nex! year.””

“This approach ‘will - ‘enable
Avtoplan to instilute a’ ‘utility’
approach: to automobile’ in-
‘surance, One ofthe basic ob-
jectives, will be to introduce a
series ‘of Province-wide flat

rated basic — premiums..

Through this method we. will

aAltempt lo“eliminate as, many
differences as possible on the
rales for basic insurance now.

‘charged | lo" British _ Columbia:

drivers.”

“Differences in premiums
‘based on ‘such..(hings as
-lerritories, use of .yehicle,
number, age and sex of drivers
ideally should be eliminated. ‘It

is nolt- yel- known how far the.
: revenues will permit Auloplan

to-gozin eliminating such. dif-

ferentes, ut the. Insurance ©

Corporation has instructions
through: their’ Minister, Mr.

‘: Strachan, to wipe out ox-reduce ©

“as. Many. differences | as

: possible. This. means thai’ the

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high pereentageof inknown |

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minima! commercial service’
rangiug from one to two ar
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Whether used; for: exeeu-

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from’ sivflelds “which have:

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truly... ‘the enterprising <.~
cmultiplier of management's |”

sednatrnence, : Lhe generator ;

ie that:

‘cost for beisie car insurance will”
not only be lowered for mast
British Columbians, but it will
be significantly cut for those
residents in the higher rated
areas such as the North or:
Interlor, who have always
suffered ‘through (he heavy
burden of. much larger
‘premiums, based strictly on the
territory in which they reside. "
“This pay as° you: drive’
porlion.of insurance revenues
will mean that the mere miles:
you drive the mare you will pay
into the insurance fund through *
the gasoline (ax, the less you
drive the less your cost.” -
“While: the new concept is
relatively simple, the sheer size
of Autoplan. requires careful
development of the details and
- dala irivelved. Therefore it will

_ fee schedule will be released. ”
“The Insurance. Corporation

of this new concept. over the
next several.months.: Private
agents will still be involved.

_ \The general taxpayer - will’ not

be asked ‘to help, pay for this .
measure, Revenues . will in-
“-volve those taxes and fees paid.

only by the motoring public. -

The result will be .lower.:in- | -
surance costs, particularly for -

Brilish Columbians i in the North
‘and Interior areas, and an end
“to the unfair rating system for
_ hasie © insurance ‘thal “we

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has been instructed to work’ oul: ©
-the specific details and figures.

Couinteaus Reliable Service

‘CALL 635-4737
~ John’s Car Clinic.

“453 Laketse, Ave. ‘Terrace, B: G

“inherited from private, tne"
‘dustry.’ iv - .
“This, next slep in. the."
development of. Autoplan will,
move, it to become the best
‘public non-profil insurance
program in. all of. North.
America.” .
Yn the Legislature’s, question
period on’ Monday, Barrett said
the Insurance Corporation of
’ B.C. has been instructed by the
\ Government lo implement the
‘flat-rate policy In the next in-
surance year.
However, the penalty system
which charges higher licence

fees lodrivers with more points -

against their driving record will
continue to apply regardless of
- the reduction in aulo Insurance
premiums, :

-Barrelt said the Government
decided fo lower insurance
premiums rather. ihan the
gasoline tax because it is fairer
lo bath drivers and non-tirivers
in B.C, -

Under the new program,
drives. drivers will contribute
‘through gasoline taxes to the
reduction of their own driving
costs and non-driving residents
will not be subsidizing drivers
out of general revenues, he said:

Barrett also noted (hat-lower
auto insurance rales will apply
la B.C. residents only, bul if the
gasoline !ax had been reduced it
would have provided benefils to
out - of - province ‘drivers as
_well.as B.C. drivers, -

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