The applicant was involved in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits.
The insurer denied weekly income benefits on the basis that the applicant was not authorized by law to drive at the time of the accident.
The applicant's driver's license had expired over a decade prior and was also suspended for unpaid fines.
The arbitrator held that the applicant was ineligible for benefits under section 58(1)(d) of the Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule.
The exception in section 58(2) for suspensions due to unpaid fines did not apply because the applicant's license had also expired and he would have had to requalify as a new driver.
