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ICBC introduces new distance-based discount

B.C. drivers may be eligible to save between 10 to 15 per cent on their optional coverage when renewing if they drove less than 10,000 kilometres per year.

Drivers must travel less than 10,000 km per year to be eligible

A car odometre is shown reading 156,933 kilometres.
British Columbians who drive under 10,000 kilometres a year could be eligible for a 10 to 15 per cent insurance discount. (CBC)

Drive less, pay less is theidea behinda new initiative from the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia.

ICBC announced a new distance-based discount on Thursday that is now available to British Columbians who drive under 10,000 kilometres per year.

To be eligible, drivers must have a 12-month Autoplan policy effective June 1 with optional coverage, and provide photo proof oftwo odometer readings a year apart.

The discount does not apply to motorcycles, recreation vehicles or collector vehicles.

Eligible driverswill get 10 per cent off of their basic insurance andnow be eligible for an optional coverage discount if they have them.

The new distance-based discount is different from ICBC's basic low-kilometre discount, which is for vehicles driven fewer than 5,000 kilometres in a year.

For insurance policies effective June 1 or later, the new discount will be between 10 and 15 per cent off ofextension third-party liability, collision, comprehensive and specified perils.

According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of ICBC, more than half of British Columbians (56 per cent) say they are interested in usage-based insurance in B.C.

At the end of last year, the province announced plans to freeze ICBC rates for two years.

Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said he is "confident" the corporation can stay afloat with a zero per cent rate increase over that time.