Submit against the proposal 'copy and paste' this one if you want.

**Kiwi Graham:Me** · 14th October 2009, 17:56

Hi,

My name is ***********
My address is ***********
Contact No's ***********

I am totally opposed to the proposed levy increase for motorcycles.
I own a ****cc motorcycle that is used every day to commute to work (reducing traffic congestion), it is used for motorcycle training (I am a motorcycle instructor) and it is used for pleasure.

The increase proposed is absolutely out of all proportion to the risk facts. The vast majority of motorcycle accidents involve a second party ie a car with the "sorry mate I didn't see you" statement. It is totally unfair and unjust.

Think what effect this levy will have on a massive industry in New Zealand! The motorcycle industry (especially for large capacity motorcycles) will collapse.

Motorcycles should be encouraged not discouraged. They reduce pollution reduce congestion and free up our streets.

Think again!!!

Yours

*********

Obviously change things you see fit but get it submitted.

email addy for submissions are

consultation@acc.co.nz

J.Key@ministers.govt.nz

nick.smith@national.org.nz

**sunhuntin** · 14th October 2009, 18:04

thanks! 10chars

**Thunder 8** · 14th October 2009, 18:15

Done and sent.

**dmc** · 14th October 2009, 18:17

Don't forget to sent it to your MP, Nick Smith and John Key

J.Key@ministers.govt.nz

nick.smith@national.org.nz

**Ixion** · 14th October 2009, 18:17

If you use this, please try and chnage the wording around abit, add bits of your own.

When a lot of submissions are received all worded the same, they get lumped together as one submission.

**nsrpaul** · 14th October 2009, 18:20

done, legend!!!

**Ender EnZed** · 14th October 2009, 18:22

Done.

**Thunder 8** · 14th October 2009, 18:25

Sent to all 3.

consultation@acc.co.nz

J.Key@ministers.govt.nz

nick.smith@national.org.nz

**jamiey** · 14th October 2009, 18:32

Here's mine

To whom it may concern.

I have never before in my 20+ years of motoring felt so aggrieved that I have needed to write a letter of complaint. Usually changes / price hikes etc are a fact of life, from motoring to everything else. However reading today the price increases for ACC levies on Motorcycles is ridiculous and represents a clear discriminatory attitude to one type of road user. I have ridden motorcycles, drove cars for over 20 years and have never known anything increase by 200% overnight and find it totally unjustified that the burden previous Governments mismanagement of insurance should fall almost in full to one group of people.

A large group of us here in Auckland are so angry with this news that I imagine you will see a number of protests and demonstrations over the next few weeks / months. It’s about time a stand was taken against a discriminative process that should not be tolerated. Would car drivers tolerate the same increase, would truck drivers. I feel not.

A very angry Tax Payer.

**cynic64** · 14th October 2009, 18:47

Done and sent

For reference, this list (http://www.parliament.nz/NR/rdonlyre...ers1009091.pdf) mght help with contact details.

**Ixion** · 14th October 2009, 18:49

Please also send copiues of submissions to Nick Smith and your local MP.

ACC will be expecting lots of unhappy bikers to make submissions, they'll ignore them, they always do.

Politicians are more sensitive.

**wickle** · 14th October 2009, 19:04

Altered with my own comments and set to local MP plus others

**325rocket** · 14th October 2009, 20:25

done,

also doesn't hurt to add information like ...

... I am 33 and have at least 32 (more with your government) years left to work and pay tax. If this goes ahead i will spend these working years in Australia with my wife who is a nurse. This is a foolish way to deal with this issue.

**Lurch** · 14th October 2009, 20:33

Meh, heres mine.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm writing to complain in response to the proposal to massively increase the ACC levy on Motorcycle registration. The amount of increase proposed is ridiculous and is simply an offensive and unjust response to the issue of motorcycle safety.

I see nothing within the proposal that tackles the issues of poor rider experience and training, off road motorcycles, lack of laws around rider safety clothing or any other form of preventative strategy.

There is no way to take an increase of such a massive size seriously when other ACC users are left either un-taxed or not using the same formula of high power to weight ratio = high risk and therefore higher levy.

It is not a sane solution to tax motorcyclists when the statistics have shown that most motorcycle accidents are caused by other motorist's inattention.

The only objective that this will achieve is the taxing of motocycles off New Zealand roads, the end result will be a higher number of either illegal or off-road motorcycles that will pay 0 tax dollars and be just in as much or more risk of injury.

Reconsider this 'quick fix' because it is not by any means a viable solution.