A B.C. taxi driver is facing a fine for excessive speeding while transporting a passenger who was fined for excessive speeding.
On Sept. 7, at 11 a.m., a BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) motorcycle stopped a white Toyota Corolla driver travelling at excessive speed. The responding officer clocked the vehicle going 133 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.
“Remarkably, the white Toyota was a taxi, and the passenger in the back seat had just lost their own vehicle to an excessive speeding impound.”
BCHP Sergeant Michael McLaughlin said that professional drivers don’t get a free pass to disobey the law and that “they are expected to know better.”
This taxi was impounded for excessive speed on Hwy #99, while transporting a passenger who had just lost their own vehicle to excessive speed.
No one gets a pass for dangerous driving.https://t.co/rPqLw1wTqT pic.twitter.com/0sFD6vjnJn— BC Highway Patrol (@BCHwyPatrol) September 9, 2026
“Passengers also have every right to politely ask their drivers to obey the law. If you’re not comfortable with a taxi or ride-share driver speeding or driving distracted, say something,” McLaughlin added.
BCHP identified the taxi driver as a 65-year-old Squamish resident, who was issued a seven-day vehicle impound for excessive speeding, with towing and impound at the driver’s expense.
The B.C. taxi driver also received a ticket that carries a fine of $368 and three years of high-risk driver premiums.
BCHP said the taxi was just one of 21 excessive speeding impounds that were issued this past Labour Day on the Sea to Sky Highway.