Well bikers are screwed - ACC levy

[u4ea]

So it's settled then, a Labour weekend protest starts 6 am in the norf shore and blocks the bridge friday morning, then moves south to meet 6 am teusday morning On the kapiti coast for a very very slow ride into parliment (Hell some 200-400 odd bikes may get gridlocked at the Hutt coast interchange on the way in and not move for several hours) !!! Seem to recall they dont like bikes parked on the grass at parliment neither, so be carefull you park in the correct manner !!

Well my 64 650 bonnie is running as of today..What is the revin gunna cost now and what will the cost of ongoing rego for a classic be?? I can do the ride with no rego..so long as I dont get locked up and criminilised.

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Update on submission question.

Yes, you will be able to make submissions. Deadline is 10 November . At present these are proposals.

Be aware though that historically, ACC have totally ignored all submissions.

Only time they ever blinked was the great revolt in '93 .

But bikers were tougher and harder in '93.

I don't think the modern breed has it in them for concerted protest action.

You'll all bleat and pay up, or sell the bike and tell everyone you never liked those dangerous things anyway.

BRONZ (Auckland) will discuss an action plan next Wednesday evening . 7:30 pm. Danish House 6, Rockridge Rd Penrose.

See you there. Or not.

This from the ACC

Xion who orginized that protest ride in 93.

We would be in for a protest ride on parliment. And we also will not be registering our bikes.

[rustic101]

nick.smith@national.org.nz


I am personally gutted by this and I am a pro National supporter. It is a fact that most bike crashes are caused by cages... Scooters have a higher crash rate. I'm going to get the Crash facts and stats and post them on here.

I am fumming beyound words.... Bike riders are not, are not a minority and we need to address this issue collectively..

[Dafe]

Who's Gonna Organize The First Parliament Protest for This Weekend?????

[Big Zappa]

Constructive post:

A fully funded model of ACC is completely unjustifiable, especially in this current climate.

Wouldn't it be more sensible to move to a system where some proportion is fully funded (ie 1/3 to 1/2, which is most insurance companies do)?

But then of course you couldn't tout that ACC is a failed and outmoded system, and how can the public have all this juice pork, when your rich insurance company mates can have it... and misinvest it... and avoid paying out at all costs.. and gamble it away... and trigger a complete fucking global mess.

[rosie631]

Something tells me that might be the point. Wouldn't that motivate us toward privatisation

But, we don't have the option to go private. I would cos I reckon I could get it damn site cheaper but ACC is COMPULSORY. Oh, wait, no it's not. That's the last time I rego my bike. They can go and fuck themselves.

[Charlied1]

This whole thing has the look of a political game and we are the football. Prepare for the coming of private insures to push out ACC, coming in with low premiums (for now) until we are hooked and then they can really screw us. Sure am glad I didnt vote for these bunch of bastards but that is no excuse not to fight them from now until the next election.

[rosie631]

Xion who orginized that protest ride in 93.

We would be in for a protest ride on parliment. And we also will not be registering our bikes.

Same here. And if I get done for no rego too fuckin bad.

[Danae]

RIGHT

Who's keen for a campout on Labour weekend?

Gather your motorcycling buddies and ride down in your own time...bring food or money for food. If you're already in Wellington you have no excuse!

To make any sort of difference we need media coverage and we need them to know what we are actually protesting about.

[Burger]

649cc. Mental.

I'll rego the bike for a year before it comes into effect, after that I'll either deregister it, or sell it.

Fuck you ACC.

[kiwi cowboy]

What about the 290 odd people working for ACC that earn over $100k per year???

Wonder how many of those have a bike?

If i earned 100k a year it probly wouldnt worry me cos i could afford it

[Oakie]

Slow up on the posting guys! This damned thread is growing faster than I can read it!

[zeocen]

In my uneducated opinion, they should get rid of the 50cc moped on car license deal, from only 4 months commuting into the city so far, I have seen some fucking wierd shit from those little scooters. Some of them make me tense up on my bike while watching them run red lights and do all sorts of whacky shit.

Unless a 50cc scooter on a car license isn't counted towards motorcycle statistics, but yeah.

[Katman]

It is a fact that most bike crashes are caused by cages

Why do you people keep banging that bullshit drum?

[Thunder 8]

fuckin oats, i agree, if the gonna tax us more, tax every other minority, Yanks should pay more cause they have a tendancy to cross the centre line and fuck motorcylists up

Yea could'nt agree more. Lost two friends from that exact scenario.
As for the absolute assholes running the acc they can get fucked right along with the fucker who came up with this discriminatory bullshit.
Feel really angry at the moment.
Just another example of NZ going mad