ICBC critic sides with company over ads
I may be the least likely person on the planet to be supportive of ICBC. I typically have ICBC in my cross-hairs, taking aim at what I consider the unfairness in the way it handles…
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I may be the least likely person on the planet to be supportive of ICBC. I typically have ICBC in my cross-hairs, taking aim at what I consider the unfairness in the way it handles…
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A few weeks ago I was ticketed for speeding on the William Bennett Bridge over Okanagan Lake. I made that the subject of a recent column. I confessed that I had failed to practice what…
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My hat is off to the British Columbia government for taking a bold stand against impaired driving. For those of you who missed it, British Columbia is about to enact the toughest impaired driving laws…
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So there I was, on my way back to the Westside from the Kelowna courthouse. It wasn’t shaping up to be my best day and as I approached the bridge, I remember thinking to myself…
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British Columbia law now prohibits handheld cell phone use by the driver of a vehicle. Hands free cell phone use is still legal. But don’t be lulled into a false sense of security. The reality…
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This column marks the beginning of my fourth year as a columnist with the Capital News. My first column: It’s Not About Screwing The Insurance Company, was published on Jan. 7, 2007. A friend of…
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Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 19:19 Did you ever think you would see the above words in a legal column? As righteous a goal as it may be, I’m not trying to…
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I get irritated by upselling, like when a sales pitch is made to convince me to buy an extended warranty or insurance. Rightly or wrongly, my perception is that the salesperson is motivated by a…
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I am approached about a new crash claim almost daily. It gives me a unique perspective. Most people are made aware of only the most horrific of crashes: The ones that make the news because…
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A Supreme Court of B.C. verdict was issued Aug. 13, confirming once again that “autopilot” driving just doesn’t cut it. I suggest that most of us drive in autopilot most of the time. Autopilot is…
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