The liability limit in section 82.1(1) does not apply to certain taxi, bus, limousine-use, and TNS-only vehicles, and to certain lenders of those vehicles when the stated conditions are met.
447/83 O.C. 1897/83 December 1, 1983 January 1, 1984 Insurance (Vehicle) Act Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation [Last amended April 1, 2026 by B.C. Reg. 128/2025] 447_83_pit 15 Lender's Liability Motor vehicles and lenders to which liability limit in section 82.1 of Act does not apply 181 The liability limit in section 82.1 (1) of the Act does not apply to any of the following: a a taxi, bus or limousine use vehicle that has a seating capacity of 8 or more persons, including the driver; b a lender of a taxi, bus or limousine use vehicle if the lender leases or rents the taxi, bus or limousine use vehicle to a person who is not at arm's length from that lender; c a TNS-only vehicle operated under a transportation network services authorization if i the vehicle has a seating capacity of 8 or more persons, including the driver, and ii the loss or damage arises when A the vehicle has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and B a person is operating the vehicle for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers; d a lender of a vehicle operated as a TNS-only vehicle under a transportation network services authorization if i the lender leases or rents the TNS-only vehicle to a person who is not at arm's length from that lender, and ii the loss or damage arises in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (c) (ii). [en. B.C. Reg. 161/2019, s. 11; am. B.C. Regs. 48/2020, s. 5; 116/2024, App. 3, s. 28.] Contents 447_83_00 Part 1 447_83_01 Part 2 447_83_02 Part 3 447_83_03 Part 4 447_83_04 Part 5 447_83_05 Part 6 447_83_06 Part 7 447_83_07 Part 8 447_83_08 Part 9 447_83_09 Part 10 447_83_10 Part 10.1 447_83_10a Part 11 447_83_11 Part 12 447_83_12 Part 13 447_83_13 Part 14 447_83_14 Part 15 447_83_15 Schedules 1 to 10 447_83_16