Impact statements/quotes?

[MSTRS:Me]

My name is John. I am 51 years old. I've ridden motorcycles since I was 15 and have never made a vehicle-related claim on ACC.
I now ride as my interest/hobby and will have to look at tiddlywinks (hope I don't put an eye out) as an alternative if the proposed increases go ahead.

[Subike]

Hi My name is David.
I am a 52, white male, single, no dependants, living in a rural area. I am a seasonal worker earning around 30k a year.
I own a 30 year old Yamaha touring bike of 1100cc.
I have limited expendature after servicing the increased power, telephone, and rental, costs, let alone the massive increase in food cost over the past year.
I have an old 1979 nissan ute which at 300k is worth nothing, but gets me to work.
My only social life, is bike ralleys and bike social events,the bike being my only social outlet of my life, yet I have to save three weeks of the month to be able to afford the one weekends social as it is now.
This ACC levey will axe this for me, I will have no social life, as the cost will be far outside my small budjet.
My faith in a fair a reasonable society is now dead.

[popa griffin]

Hi, my name is Paul, I am 22 years old.

Since i got kicked out of the Navy Bct's I have little income as its hard to find a decent job.

If the levies go up for my only mode of transport, my 250cc motorbike, I will no longer be able to afford to keep it on the road, as i bearly make ends meet as it is, and therefore will not be able to run my bike, and will not be able to work, Therefore i will be probly going on the dole, thanks for paying my future income. Cheers asshole.

[nothingflash]

Hi my name is John. Although I have 2 bikes I also have a car and a 4wd so am I not - according to ACC - cross subsidising myself anyway?

[AD345]

My name is AD345. I have a beautiful bike that I like to ride every chance I get.

I also like long walks on the beach at sunset and Pina Colada's.

I'm a geminii and consider myself broadminded.

Seeking........wait..what?

[Gubb]

My name is Nick.

Why is it that I should pay an excessive amount of registration for my road bike, when my mate pays nothing on his 1000cc Race Bike and makes a habit of falling off twice a year?

[Big Dave]

My name is AD345. I have a beautiful bike that I like to ride every chance I get.

I also like long walks on the beach at sunset and Pina Colada's.

I'm a geminii and consider myself broadminded.

Seeking........wait..what?

About time someone took it seriously.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I ride a Ducati ST4s a 1000cc bike. I have never made an ACC claim in 25 years of riding... If the increase levy's go through, I won't be able to afford the rego, so I will have to sell the bike, but since nobody will want to buy such a big bike with the levy costs as high as they are, I won't be able to actually sell it. So I am left with a $13,000 worthless bike that I am still paying off at the bank...

Thanks for that...

[McJim]

My name is Jamie and I'm a tightfisted Scotsman. If I have to pay the proposed levy I will not vote National ever again. Nor will my wife, offspring or extended family.

[mikeey01]

O father for I have sinned, I have thoughts of owning a few Ducatis, red ones and I will only register one and move the plate / rego around them all.

[Naki Rat]

I'm Tony and in 30 years of riding have never claimed on ACC for a motorcycle related injury.

I find it difficult to comprehend the logic in your proposing my having to pay over $800 to register my motorcyle, which is a second vehicle for us, when cyclists who usually only wear lycra and chilli bin lids for protection, and currently cost more per ACC claim than motorcyclists, pay nothing in ACC levies.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

My name is Nick.

Last name Smith....

[Mikkel]

Dear ACC,

You may take my money, but you will never take my FREEDOM!

...and now, for crying out loud, put that spleen back where it belongs!

[StoneY]

My name is Brent
I have a Ducati 916 Touring bike I use to commute, as its fuel managed and electronic emissions systems are green as green can be

My GSXR1100 is a classic, and is used rarely to keep it in good running order

I can only ride one ata time

[scissorhands]

I am the Great Cornholio.

I ride a 50cc around the city and use my car for weekends or going over the bridge.

The proposed registration increases would make scooter ownership much less attractive for me financially. If I sold the scooter, I would burn more fossil fuels, pollute more and place more demands on road and traffic infratructure. And then i must have TV for my bunghole