Ontario Proposing Increase of Collision Reporting Threshold to $5,000

Published on February 23, 2024

Ontario has added yet another vehicle-related change to its to-do list: upping the threshold for Property Damage Only (PBO) collision reporting from $2,000 to $5,000. This change, if implemented, would more than double the damage value required before a crash must be reported to police. The proposed change is not a done deal yet, however. Law enforcement, insurance providers, and drivers can voice their opinions on the proposed change via an online consultation process, which will end March 5. Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria told CTV News the PBO collision reporting proposal is in response to the dollar threshold remaining dormant at $2,000 since 2015. “We’ve heard some challenges that people have with respect to getting to reporting centres,” Mr. Sarkaria said. “As technology advances, as cars advance, we’ve also seen the price of vehicles increase, and many other factors that feed into that threshold of $2,000.”...

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