Red light camera tickets

Red light camera (Intersection Safety Camera) tickets are given to drivers who have been caught going through, or failing to yield at, a red light. If you receive an Intersection Safety Camera ticket, it will arrive in the mail or be personally served to you. You have 45 days to pay a mailed ticket and 30 days for a personally served ticket.  

Learn how to pay or dispute your ticket or nominate another driver for the offence if you were not the driver at the time.

How to pay the fine

You can pay in person, over the phone or by mail in the same way that you would pay traffic tickets.

How to dispute an Intersection Safety Camera ticket

You can dispute an Intersection Safety Camera ticket in the same way that you would dispute a traffic ticket.

How much time do you have to pay or dispute?

If you received your ticket in the mail, you have 45 days from the date on the ticket to pay or dispute. If you pay within 30 days, you get a $25 reduction on the amount.

If you do not pay or dispute your ticket in 45 days or you never received it, we will send it to a process serving company. A company representative will deliver the ticket to you in person so we know you have received it. This does not necessarily mean you have committed an offence, and you are still free to dispute the ticket.

You have 30 days to pay or dispute a personally served ticket. After that, you lose your opportunity to dispute.

It wasn’t you driving? Nominate another driver

If someone else was driving your vehicle when the Intersection Safety Camera ticket was issued, you can transfer responsibility for the payment by nominating that person. You both must agree to exchange responsibility for the ticket. If you can't agree, the vehicle owner is responsible for paying the fine. IF the ticket has been personally served, you cannot nominate another driver.

Next:

1. Pick up a driver application nomination form at an ICBC driver licensing office or ServiceBC centre. (Alternatively, you can have the form mailed to you by calling the number below.)
2. Complete the form in full.
3. Mail the completed application within 45 days from the "Date Violation Ticket Completed" (remember to allow 10 days for mailing) to:
   • Driver Nomination
     PO Box 2160 Station Terminal
     Vancouver BC V6B 6G5
4. If the application is rejected or the nominated driver is not successfully served the ticket, the registered owner named on the ticket remains responsible for the ticket.
5. If the driver is successfully nominated, a new ticket is issued and personally served to the driver. The driver will receive penalty points on their licence.

Commercial drivers

If you own a commercial vehicle (for example, a taxi, bus or truck) and receive an Intersection Safety Camera ticket, points will be added to your National Safety Code profile.

Further questions about your red light camera ticket?

Call our Integrated Traffic Camera Unit:

Lower Mainland: 604-775-1077

Elsewhere in B.C.: Toll-free, 1-800-772-8120

Hours:

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.