34 — Sunday, June 6, 1999 ~ North Shore News Road Sense | Rangers IN early May ICBC kicked off its Youth Employmeni Initiative, which will see stu- dents throughout the province attending community events and getting out the. Road Sense message to the public. This group, the “Road Sense Rangers,” shown with !CBC’s Richard Turley, is getting ready to hit the road in Trail. Get rental insurance before you leave town with $200 B.C, residents who rent vehicles when they travel can save money on optional insurance by choosing ICBC’s rental vehicle coverage before they leave home. The rates for optional Jia- bility and vehicle damage insurance offered by most car rental agencies are much higher than rental vehicle cov- erage available = through ICBC. For example, in the United States, rates for loss damage waivers (coverage: for vehicle damage), range from $9 to $17 US per day. On top of that, injury or personal acci- dent insurance could be pur- chased for another $4 to $9 US per day. Optional insurance rates for damage and injury insur- ance offered by Canadian car rental agencies can aiso be expensive — in the range of $10 to $20 per day. Bur B.C. residents can avoid those higher charges by purchasing ICBC’s Rental Vehicle Policy. The policy is only $4 per day and provides more comprehensive damage and injury insurance coverage than those offered by the car rental companics. Rental vehicle coverage is also available as part of ICBC’s RoadStar package — a group of optional insurance coverages available only to RoadStars for as little as $15 or $30-a year. RoadStars are motorists who have kept their 40% Autoplan discount for more than five years in a row without an at-fault claim. Whether it’s through the RoadStrar package or pur- chased separately, ICBC’s rental vehicle coverage offers the following protection: &$1 million third-party Legal liability; B accident benefits; § underinsured motorist pro- tection; @ collision deductible; ® comprehensive with $100 deductible; : Mi loss of use to $25 per day, to a total limit of $250; @ payment for claims made by rental companies for loss of rental income. Few rental companies offer all of these coverages in one policy and if they do, they usually charge a much higher premium. The ICBC rental vehicle coverage may be purchased by B.C. residents or any B.C. “registered company. The poli- cy applies throughout Canada and the United States, includ- ing Alaska and Hawaii, but not Mexico or any other country. For more information about buying coverage for rental vehicles, contact your Autoplan broker or call ICBC Customer Contact at (604 661-2800 or 1-800 663- 1466. We're part of the RoadSense Team Working to make roads safer in your community. g, PiRoadSense #106-1169 Mt. Seymour Rd. Parkgate Village North Vancouver 929-3494 ICBC booklet provides used car-buying advice CONSUMERS think- ing of buying a used vehicle can turn to a new booklet from ICBC for advice on how to ensure that a good deal doesn’t turn out to be a hot deal. The booklet, titked Brying a Used Vebiele, is tall of tips and advice packaged in an easy-to- understand and _ user-friendly format that will help con- sumers avoid buying stolen or other problem vehicles. Tt covers topics such as knowing the history of the vehicle, being aware of sellers - who can only be reached by cell phone or pager, checking the identification of the seller against the “Vehicle Registration” form, lien searches, mechanical and struc- tural inspections, and how to search the [Enternet or the libraries to get the information needed to make an informed decision. The booklet is avail- able at Autoplan brokers across B.C. and all ICBC claim cen- tres. It is also available on ICBC’s) Web © site at . The key point to remember when buying a used vehicle is that if the deal scems too good to be true, it probably is. While there are no ‘definite statistics showing how often stolen or salvage vehicles are resold, consumers need to be aware of the problem so they can take steps to protect themselves Ifa consumer inadvertently purchases a stolen vehicle, the police could seize it at any time, leaving the innocent pur- chaser with nothing and little chance of recovering the money they paid for the vehi-_ cle. Some key points to remem- ber when buying a used vehi- cle: Buyer beware — know the seller. Don’t buy from some- one who can only be reached via cell phone or pager. MB Know the average selling price of the vehicle. 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