BC Parks has raised over $2.3 million by selling 100,000 specialty licence plates.
The most popular out of the three designs is the Kermode or 'spirit bear' with 36,936 plates sold followed by the Purcell Mountains, with 35,030 sales, and Porteau Cove, with 29,102 sales.
The licence plate program is a partnership between the province and ICBC.
Customers with a fleet insurance policy will be able to buy plates for all of their vehicles starting in summer, 2018 at ICBC's Autoplan broker offices. Specialty licence plates cost $50 to start and annual renewals are $40 with the proceeds re-invested back into provincial parks through the Park Enhancement Fund.
“Selling more than 100,000 BC Parks plates this quickly is a significant accomplishment. We could not have been this successful without the support of Autoplan brokers,” said Sharon Craver, interim VP of insurance strategy, product and pricing, ICBC.
Proceeds from the license plate sales support programs related to conservation, community engagement and Indigenous relations including the Student Ranger Program and the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation’s GO Grants Program benefit.
“I encourage B.C. motorists to continue to support the licence plate program, so we can keep investing in additional programs and projects that will preserve and improve our natural spaces," says George Heyman, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
Vehicles that are not eligible for the specialty licence program include motorcycles, off-road vehicles, trailers, farm-plated vehicles and larger commercial vehicles weighing over 5,500 kilograms.
