Slight easing of ACC proposed rates... are you appeased yet?

[kwaka_crasher]

Just on the 10:30 news.
ACC have ' released' figures for a middle aged biker on $80k p/a who breaks his back in a motorcycle accident.
Something like:
$750,000 in medical costs and recovery...
and $4.1M over a lifetime.

No one in ACC were available for comment.

Surely that's a typical bike crash?

[Zapf]

they did a WHAT on the increase? backtrack by like 10%

I would like to pickup my car and put the bike on the trailer and then you will only need a few of us to ring fence and grid lock the local ACC office!

[Bald Eagle]

Just on the 10:30 news.
ACC have ' released' figures for a middle aged biker on 80 k who breaks his back in a motorcycle accident.
Something like:
750,000 in medical costs and recovery...
and $4.1 million over a lifetime.

No one in ACC were available for comment.

It would appear they are prepared to say anything to discredit motorcyclists.

Wouldn't that be a typical Rugby injury

[Voltaire]

Surely that's a typical bike crash?

Are you implying that ACC are trotting out worst case scenarios to make them look 'realistic' in the eyes of the TV watching public?

What about boozed up drivers with others in the car with them.

See NIck Smith coming to the aid of the ANZAC vet who got bashed...
Good that he is getting sorted but its probably a result of ACC/Smyth being under pressure.

Is the battle between Equality and Fairness Vs ACC going to be fought on the TV?

[Pixie]

"We don't see any policy reason why motor vehicles as a whole should be subsidising motorcyclists."

Well,here's a good reason,Johnny boy.When you do your sums in 2011,and find that a large proportion of motorcycles are only being registered for 3 months of the year,and ACC's motorcycle income is fucked,what are you gonna do?

[MSTRS:Me]

Is the battle between Equality and Fairness Vs ACC going to be fought on the TV?

A one-sided fight. We do need the media, but they seldom do us much in the way of full, impartial coverage.
I fear this battle will play out in the streets.

[KelvinAng]

Now thats a good idea! As all our regos will be on hold lol.

It will also show how much more congestion there will be on the road and how much less income ACC will get for each bike that decides not to be registered.

[caseye]

Should the levys not be taken back this is the logical next step. Put regos on hold(if you don't when u come to register, even for just 3 months you will be required to pay the months not taken up)
Register just for summer, take the punt, be prepared for a fine, fight the bloody thing, the govt lied to us, said it weas No fault, No Blane No Sueing , then they changed thier monopoly ACC into the only INSURANCE Co in the game.
Here I am your honour a disgruntled motorcyclist with 10 motor vehicles all on hold for 9 of the years 12 months cause I can't afford to pay Nicks Miserable bloody ACC Taxes.
I'm sueing.

[rustic101]

My ute rego will go up, my worker levies will go up and my bike rego will still farking go up... Plus the employers levies go up so most can say goodbye to a payrise next year...



This is BULL SHIT BULL SHIT BULL SHIT

ACC are Wankers

[revlikeshit]

Just a quick question people.

When i payed the rego on my kawi zx6r(2007/08 model) it was $321.00 for 12 months i believe.

Yet my old man put 12 months on his suzook gt380 and payed $260 sumthin or whatever it is.

Anyone know why this would be???, kinda weird considering my bikes 599cc.

Oh yea btw fuck you ACC. Cheers.

[DEVVIL]

I can see two things comming up.

1. Bikeoi 2
2. rego's on hold
   

[davebullet]

The reduction?

Well - its like a skinhead offering to kick only 6 of my teeth in instead of the 7 originally promised.

Fuck'em. Why the shit should I have to pay double increases - one for the car AND bike (forget the amount of each increase) when I can only use one at a time.

Stop fucking around and change to combination petrol levy and driver license based levy. The collection and revenue split technologies are simple to implement (I'll do it for less than $10 million - bargain in IT terms).

[Tink]

i am not appeased at all

appeased is a understatement...

[heyjoe]

Not farrrking appeased at all!! Not good enough! All the rational arguments against it still stand.

[Tink]

Nick Myths comments today on the news... were amazing.... we abuse him, and he says can't we listen.. he must be blind and deaf... as no matter how much WE talk.. (bikoi etc, bronze, ulysses).... he just ignores everything... if he wants to speak... he listens first.... who the hell pays his wages anyway... and who approved his degree in the first place... listening is formost in learning... has he not learnt anything...