I have raised this before, Multi-bike Registration

[rocketman1]

It still riles me that if you have more than one bike , you are forced to buy multi registrations ( if you obey the law of course )
I can still only ride one bike at a time.
If the rider was the one who was licensed, then you would / could pay a fee commensurate with your riding ability / experience, abit like insurance companies administer things.
I do not think this would cost a whole heap to administer, ie all your details are on line in anycase.
I know that alot of those that have several bikes only register one at a time in anycase, and swap rego's around during the year. Govt are losing out here.
It is a bit of a hassle swapping rego's around and putting them on hold etc. There has to be a simpler way.
I realise that the Govt need to have control over tracking bikes, but that bike rego could be done for a minimal rego fee say $10 /bike


I know this gripe has been raised several times, I just want to keep it alive.
I have even written to my local MP and minister of transport, thats a waste of time. (Too hard basket)

If anyone has more influence on the Govt on this issue than I do I would like to hear sensible replies.

And for all those interested I do not want to break the law and ride without rego, nor do i want to ride a bike older that 40 years

[Akzle]

you are forced to buy multi registrations

by whom?
that shit's all voluntary.

I realise that the Govt need to have control over tracking bikes,

ehhh. why??!?

I know this gripe has been raised several times, I just want to keep it alive.

yup. keep griping. that achieves shit.

I have even written to my local MP and minister of transport, thats a waste of time.

so. the current system doesn't work as you believe it should. you feel you are not alone in this belief.
you feel that raising any issue with a person supposedly tasked with representing you to be pointless.

you should vote, or some shit. that will surely solve it, as proved when//...

If anyone has more influence on the Govt on this issue than I do I would like to hear sensible replies.

vote akzle.

teh govt=jews.
jews=jewgold.

stop giving them jewgold and see how cranky they get.

[Coldrider]

Bring back StoneY

[BMWST?]

if each license is "regoed" instead of each bike , the total take will need to be the same ?The difference will be that most people will pay even more than they do now.And then there will be threads about paying to rego 3.5 bikes whilst they actually own only one.

[Madness]

Perhaps something like a 5-yearly rider WOF might be a good idea also?

[OddDuck]

The problem with multi vehicles on one rego is groups of people getting together to defraud the system. It'd be almost overnight with tight families and the same for gangs... you'd get a guy out there 'owning' sixty bikes or cars for his patched mates. One rego. Awesome.

It'd be nice if they reduced classic for bikes to twenty years old + though.

[jasonu]

The problem with multi vehicles on one rego is groups of people getting together to defraud the system. It'd be almost overnight with tight families and the same for gangs... you'd get a guy out there 'owning' sixty bikes or cars for his patched mates. One rego. Awesome.

It'd be nice if they reduced classic for bikes to twenty years old + though.

A 'classic' GN250???

[awayatc]

nz is not interested in making bike ownership easy

on the contrary..

it is being discouraged

[Woodman]

What about people with multiple cars?

[Paul in NZ]

Works out for us... 1 x modern (ish) bike at full whack - one ancient bike at feck all

We do a lot of 2 up riding so the ACC levy actually covers the both of us if the worst happens and given the cost of putting me back together if god forbid we did have an off its a bargain...

[OddDuck]

A 'classic' GN250???

A classic Ducati Supersport 900... hey at this point I need all the help I can get!!

[Jeff Sichoe]

The most realistic option to monitor and measure this would be more active tracking of bikes and riders.

Ie GPS units with codes which relate back to YOU and what bike you are on, what speed you are going.

You'll have to put in your creditcard when you get your license and you'll be automatically ticketed the instant you hit +4km over the limit.

AWESOME that sounds fucking rad lets make it happen nerds

[Voltaire]

The 40 year cheap rego is due to the lobbying of the Vintage Car Club, and probably a touch of the old boy network.

Unlikely to Government gives a toss about motorcycles or people with multiple vehicles.

At the end of the day is a bit of luxury having more than one means of transport so you just have to suck it up.

I've got a 'modern' 93 Ducati 900 and 83 BMW R80ST on full reg, I used to have them registered all year round now only during summer. Rest of year I only register a 42

year old BMW for about $70. I think they should base the rego on HP , all of mine have less than 70.

[pritch]

if each license is "regoed" instead of each bike , the total take will need to be the same ?

This. ^^^

The Minister at the time made it clear, ACC decided they needed X amount of money, so they came up with a plan to get that much money. We were told that other methods that did not meet the budgeted figures would not be considered.

Anecdotal evidence suggests their budget fell short. The only foreseeable change is that the ACC levy will increase. I'm not suggesting that's what should happen, I'm suggesting that given their logic an increase is possible. Because of the unpopularity of such a move though it is likely that the levy will stay the same. A reduction can be considered unlikely.

[Dadpole]

ACC recently announced a hefty loss. A good opportunity to charge those pesky bikers more and keep Joe Public on side.