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## driving tip 

If you can’t keep your road test appointment, you need to notify ICBC. You’ll be charged a fee if you don’t show up for your scheduled road test and don’t provide either 48 hours notice or a valid reason for missing the appointment. 

## warning! 

Make sure the vehicle insurance covers you to drive the vehicle. For example, some insurance categories limit vehicle use to drivers with more than 10 years driving experience. 

It’s your responsibility to ensure that your vehicle is properly insured for use on your road test. ICBC accepts no liability whatsoever for ensuring that your vehicle is properly insured and expressly reserves its right to make determinations with respect to coverage in the event of a claim. 

Check with your local Autoplan broker if you have any questions about your coverage. If you’re planning to rent a vehicle, check with the rental agency to find out if they allow you to drive their vehicle and use it for your road test. 

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For your road test, you need to provide a safe, reliable vehicle that meets legal requirements. Also, make sure you are familiar with the vehicle. 

If your vehicle is unsafe or does not meet requirements, your road test may be cancelled and you will have to reschedule your appointment to a later date. Here is a list of some of the typical reasons that a road test may be cancelled: 

1. Brake lights, signal lights or headlights not working, or badly cracked or missing lenses  — these lights help you to be seen in traffic, so they need to function properly. 

2. Cracked windshield or illegally tinted windows  — it’s important that you and the driver examiner be able to see out the windshield, so a badly cracked windshield just won’t do. Tinted windows may reduce your ability to see other road users — and their ability to make eye contact with you. B.C. law only allows certain windows and only certain portions of the windshield to be tinted and limits the degree of tinting — no aftermarket tinting on the windshield or front side windows is allowed. 

3. Horn not working  — check to see that it works. 

4. Vehicle not properly licensed or insured  — B.C.-licensed vehicles must display a valid licence plate and insurance decal. Remember that passenger cars must display two licence plates — one mounted on the front and one on the vehicle. Make sure the insurance permits you to drive the vehicle (if you are renting a vehicle, the rental agreement must name you as a driver). 

5. Seatbelts not working or frayed  — for your road test, make sure both the driver and passenger seatbelts work properly, and that the seating area is clean. 

## Strategies: ensuring your vehicle is safe 

