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What is a notice of intent to prohibit? A notice of intent to prohibit is a letter generated by ICBC or RoadSafety BC to inform you that it is their intention to suspend your license. Receiving a Notice of Intent to Prohibit does not guarantee that your license is going to be suspended, but it most likely will be. A notice of intent to prohibit is different than a notice of prohibition, because it gives you the opportunity to make submissions and explain to ICBC why you should not lose your license before the prohibition comes into affect. A notice of prohibition takes affect the moment you receive it. ICBC does not start counting the time in a driving prohibition until the prohibition is acknowledged, so if you decide to either start serving the prohibition pursuant to the notice of intent to prohibit or as a result of getting a notice of prohibition, you must acknowledge the prohibition by signing the letter and dating it for the day you stopped driving.
