In the recent decision of Mansour v Rampersad, 2021
ABQB 44 the Court confirmed consent is either given or not.
Further, the vehicle owner can terminate consent given to another
driver in advance and at a specific point in time.
In this case, the Defendant was staying at the house of Ms.
Pinksen and her husband. Ms. Pinksen went out of town and her
husband lent her vehicle to the Defendant so he could run errands.
The Defendant agreed to return the vehicle the same day but did
not. Ms. Pinksen attempted to contact him over the next two days,
but did not receive a response. She then reported to the police
that the vehicle had been stolen.
A police officer contacted the Defendant and gave him a deadline
by which to return the vehicle, otherwise it would be listed as
stolen. Ms. Pinksen, who was present for the call, agreed to this.
The Defendant did not return the vehicle by the deadline and it was
listed as stolen. The Defendant was subsequently involved in
