Alberta increasing mandatory crash reporting threshold from $2,000 to $5,000

Alberta has increased the mandatory crash reporting limit from $2,000 to $5,000. Alberta residents will now only report a vehicle accident to police if the damage exceeds $5,000.

This rule will come into effect from January 1, 2024. According to Alberta Transportation, this will prevent fraud when reselling damaged vehicles. This will save time to settle the minor collision report but if there is any death or injury during the accident then it has to be reported.

According to the Transportation Minister, this will reduce the burden on the justice system. After about a decade it has been changed. Earlier in 2011, the reporting limit was increased from $1,000 to $2,000. About 90,000 crashes were reported in 2021.

Mark Newfield, president of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police, praised the change .