Whereas BCs transportation sector accounts for about 37 percent of the Provinces total greenhouse gas emissions; And whereas local governments are struggling to find accurate data that quantifies the transportation emissions in their municipality or region so that they can develop local action plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from this sector; Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the BC government require ICBC to collect mileage data when drivers renew their vehicleinsurance and then share the data of kilometres driven and fuel and vehicle type annually with local governments.
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General ICBC The Province and ICBC support measures that protect a healthy environment and promote GHG reduction. ICBC does not require customers to disclose their odometer reading when renewing their insurance; however, ICBC provides an incentive for customers by offering a low kilometre discount Distance Factor in ICBCs Basic Tariff to those who drive less than 5,000 kilometres. The data provided by customers for this discount is on a volunteer basis, and the quantity of data is limited; however, the proportion of vehicles in a geographic area that qualify for the reduced rating from the Distance Factor may be useful data, with an increasing proportion indicating progress around reducing GHGs. ICBC recently launched a new website that includes vehicle population data which can be sorted by municipality, vehicle type or area based on the first three characters of the postal code. This data is now public in a customizable, convenient format that will make data available in a timelier manner and is in keeping with the Provinces commitment to transparency.