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TWO-AND-A-HALF-YEAR-OLD Corinne Dunwoody gets fin-
gerprinted by a local RCMP officer during the recent Safe
Kids’ identification program at Dick Irvin Chevrolet.

Vehicle inspections
tighten on rebuilds

IT’S GOING to get harder for

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unscrupulous operators to
hide a shoddily rebuilt or
stolen motor vehicle after Oct.
15.

An action plan aimed at
enhancing motor vehicle safety
inspections and tightening up the
vehicle registralion process is now
being implemented.

. “This follows through on com-
mitments I made last February to
crack down on auto fraud and
theft,” said Transportation and
Highways Minister Jackie Pement.
“It also reflects government’s com-
mitment to safety on B.C.’s high-
ways.”

-The plan was developed by
ICBC and Motor Vehicle Branch

_ 1 Working in consultation with the

auto industry and law enforcement
agencies, and includes three initia-
tives:

@ Enhanced Motor Vehicle
. Branch safety inspections for
rebuilt vehicles will be implement-
ed. This will include a comprehen-

sive evaluation of structural condi-
tion carried out by qualified pri-
vate sector auto body technicians.
@ A vehicte identification number
(VIN) check will be done at the
same time as a safety inspection to
ensure it has not been tampered
with to hide a stolen vehicle.
& Audits of inspection facilities
and AutoPlan agencies that handle
vehicle registrations will be
increased to ensure that ali proce-
dures are being followed properly.

Other licensing issues being tar-
geted by the government include:
* mandatory safety inspections for
used vehicles being registered in
the province for the first time;
* tougher penaities for anyone con-
victed of contravening Motor
Vehicle Act regulations specific to
inspections of rebuilts and registra-
tion of imported vehicles; and
* a universal vehicle registration
system across Canada

Inspections are carried out by
6,044 authorized private sector
inspectors in 1,600 licensed facili-
ties around the province.

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