Increased Fee Schedule for Abandoned Vehicle Disposal in Alberta

WHEREAS the City of Grande Prairie and all other municipalities in Alberta require the removal of abandoned vehicles from public and private property which necessitates the operation or contracting of an impound lot. And these impound lots dispose of unclaimed abandoned vehicles under the authority of the Alberta Abandoned and Seized Vehicle Program;

WHEREAS the Traffic Safety Act (TSA) and the Vehicle Seizure and Removal Regulation (VSRR) allows for the person authorized to remove and store a vehicle to apply to the Administrator for the cost of such actions;

WHEREAS the amount of payment for the removal and storage of an unclaimed abandoned vehicle is limited by the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Regulation (MVACR); and

WHEREAS the fee schedule found in Sections 4 (1) and 4 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Regulation is outdated and inadequately represents the costs associated with disposing of unclaimed abandoned vehicles. (The rates in the schedule were last adjusted in 1982 for tow rates and in 1988 for vehicle storage rates).