Reapplying for your licence after suspension

Once your licence suspension has ended, you can get your driver’s licence back by paying outstanding fines, visiting a driver’s licensing office and paying the relevant fees.

Drivers with suspensions of three years or more must take a road test and vision test.

How to get your driver’s licence back

One-year suspensions

If you have reached the end of a one-year suspension, you can reapply for your driver’s licence by following these steps:

1. Pay any outstanding fines or debts you owe to the court or government.
2. Pay any amounts owed to ICBC, such as for the:

• driver penalty point premium or driver risk premium
• multiple-crash premium

3. Visit a driver licensing office with required ID.
4. Pay the $31 short-term driver’s licence fee and $250 reinstatement fee.

Suspensions of three years or more

If you have been suspended for three or more years, you must complete a re-examination for the class of licence that you held. The re-examination usually consists of a vision and road test. However, the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles may require further testing to meet driver-fitness guidelines.

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You will also need to pay any outstanding fines or debts.

Additional requirements

There may be additional requirements before you can get your licence back.

For more information, see the website of the Office of the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles or contact us.