AA supports motorcycle levies

[zahria]

AMI have the cheapest domestic insurance around, but you get what you pay for StoneY.

I have got nothing but praise for AMI, I can't rate their service highly enough.
Car claims, domestic damage, have been sorted really fast, best company I've dealt with.

AA will be getting a letter from me, and I will cancel my membership if their responce is not favourable to our cause.

I've been with AA for years, and their stance on Motorcycling is regrettable, because the Roadside Assistance I have used in the past has been good too.

[zahria]

This is a draft. My letter will evolve over the weekend as I think about it some more.

Excellent letter.

[scissorhands]

Maybe we could do a protest on AA's doorstep?

[wynw]

From Stuff http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/poli...clause-slammed

Meanwhile the AA said it cautiously supported risk rating for vehicles but not for drivers as there was no fair way of doing it.

The AA supported higher levies for motorcyclists but said they should be phased in and suggested an approved training course for motorcyclists which would give those who passed a levy discount.

What a suprise, they have been anti bikers for years...so no longer a member! tossers dont seem to class bikes as automobiles after all

[Owl]

I have got nothing but praise for AMI, I can't rate their service highly enough.
Car claims, domestic damage, have been sorted really fast, best company I've dealt with.

Fair enough and I hope you never have an issue. I had 2 trouble free claims with them over the years, but the 3rd was the end of our business arrangement. The threat letter sealed it for me!

[Naki Rat]

I have got nothing but praise for AMI, I can't rate their service highly enough.
Car claims, domestic damage, have been sorted really fast, best company I've dealt with.

Fair enough and I hope you never have an issue. I had 2 trouble free claims with them over the years, but the 3rd was the end of our business arrangement. The threat letter sealed it for me!

I've had similarly great service from AMI over the last 12 years, but well appreciate that all it takes is someone with 'issues', for whatever reason, to taint a good run with an insurer.

Incidentally I've still to confirm the details of insuring semi or unregistered motorcycles with AMI in case I have to go to 'plan B'

[gwigs]

Feck em I,m cancelling my membership of ten yrs and sending them a letter.
Who needs em?

[Jantar]

BRONZ is always looking for new input, skills and faces! If you have ideas and things to contribute, please come back and put your hand up!
They have always been there to advocate for motorcyclists' rights......

Oh, I shall. But living so far away I can only personally attend 1 or 2 meetings a year. I left home mid afternoon to attend the meeting and arrived home just before midnight after travelling 422 km.

[Ixion]

So, Welcome , Jantar, President of the latest new BRONZ branch, BRONZ Clyde.

[Pedrostt500]

Ok try this on for size, put together a PDF poster of the AA anti bike artical, see your local bike shop and ask that they send a copy to their suppliers, and that the suppliers send a copy to every bike shop they deal with, asking that the poster be placed where their customers can see it clearly, also reasons to withdraw policies from AA, because of AA stand on Motorcycling.

The second part of this is to use the same method for a BRONZ membership drive, stating some good reasons to be a member of BRONZ.

[James Deuce]

So, Welcome , Jantar, President of the latest new BRONZ branch, BRONZ Clyde.

Dam, that's a terrible branch name (sorry).

[Voltaire]

I was doing a bit of Googling on the AA, which I am a member ( mainly for the missus as she drives a car)

Seems in the past they were in discussion with a cyclists group.

http://can.org.nz/document/meeting-n...ciation-aug-06

They appear to be anti motorcycle but maybe its worth a delegation at least having a meeting with them to discuss common ground as road users....?
Perhaps meeting with AA might change some of their pre conceptions?
Just a thought.
Still haven't found when they have meetings....probably as I chuck their mag unopened when it arrives...

[rustic101]

From Stuff http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/poli...clause-slammed

Meanwhile the AA said it cautiously supported risk rating for vehicles but not for drivers as there was no fair way of doing it.

The AA supported higher levies for motorcyclists but said they should be phased in and suggested an approved training course for motorcyclists which would give those who passed a levy discount.

by supporting the acc wankers...

I have so far influenced thirty people to withdraw from aa. For me that meant my memberships, and five insurance policies. Turns out I got a better deal anyway from Kiwibank..

[flyingcrocodile46]

I was doing a bit of Googling on the AA, which I am a member ( mainly for the missus as she drives a car)

Seems in the past they were in discussion with a cyclists group.

http://can.org.nz/document/meeting-n...ciation-aug-06

They appear to be anti motorcycle but maybe its worth a delegation at least having a meeting with them to discuss common ground as road users....?
Perhaps meeting with AA might change some of their pre conceptions?
Just a thought.
Still haven't found when they have meetings....probably as I chuck their mag unopened when it arrives...

I take it that it was this excerpt that you noted?

On the back of rising popularity of motorcycling driven by rising petrol prices, AA, along with ACC and LTNZ is also developing a program to address safety concerns with motorcycling. . There was agreement that� there may be a similar rise in cycle crashes. Mike Noon has suggested he will raise the matter with ACC in his next meeting. Robert has also suggested that CAN should meet ACC about� this matter.

Although it seems to me that it reads that they had concerns about motorcycle safety and similar rises in cycle crashes. When read in conjunction with other sections of the minutes I took it to be in relation to concerns over the need to raise motorists awareness of Cyclists.??

3. TRAFINZ Presentation.

AA is interested in some of the suggestions mooted at the TRAFINZ presentation. For example, AA has been proposing that rather than demonising bad drivers and making it sound all doom and gloom, we should work at rewarding good drivers to encourage them to remain good and set examples for the bad drivers.

Hmmmmph Evidence is that they don't have any problem "demonising" motorcyclists.

As you say. They would be a better Allie than enemy

[rustic101]

The National Manager Policy and Assurance is Mike Noon his email address is:

mnoon@aa.co.nz