License costs going up

[sunhuntin]

mods, didnt see a thread about it, but feel free to merge if there is one.

read on tardme that the costs for getting ones license will be going, as will the resitting fees for people who have lost them for whatever reason. dunno what the costs, but i think those who can get their licenses should get them asap. i will be booking as soon as ive got the money.

[The Everlasting]

Bugger,it's expensive enough now!!

[P38]

Grubbermint is saying they are $20 mil in the hole on licensing costs.

Bloody cheek of all you hardworking Kiwis (especially you young uns) to expect to have a licence and not pay through the nose for it.

Who's Next ??????

[P38]

Grubbermint is saying they are $20 mil in the hole on licensing costs.

Bloody cheek of all you hardworking Kiwis (especially you young uns) to expect to have a licence and not pay through the nose for it.

Who's Next ??????

Dont take this shit People........ Join us in the March on Parliment Feb 16th

[sunhuntin]

Dont take this shit People........ Join us in the March on Parliment Feb 16th

youve just given me a timeframe in which to get my full... before the 16th! wonder if my former boss would let me borrow the 500 back for a day? might go see him about that.

[Headbanger]

HA.

Fees will continue to rise until the end of time.

Or the collapse of our society.

Whichever comes first.






I'm betting on the collapse of society.

[yungatart]

I don't really have a problem with license fees going up. Compared to other countries, our licenses are very cheap. Too cheap and too easy to get, IMO.
Perhaps if they cost more, people might actually value them.
Nah, would never happen....

[Ladydragon]

I'm studying for my licencse at the moment so this morning I phoned up NZ Transport Agency and spoke to someone the lady I spoke to said there is still disscusstion about everything going up but if it happens it will happen before July this year.
To sit your Restriced License it will cost you $105.08
To sit your Learners it will cost $91.90
To sit your Full License it will cost $133.20

[Thani-B]

Licence hikes take AA by surprise

The Automobile Association says it had no idea the government was about to raise the price of getting a driver's licence.

A full licence will go up by more than $18 under the plan.

Transport Minister Steven Joyce is accusing the previous government of poor financial management leading to a $21.78 million shortfall between the revenue gained from handling licence applications and the actual cost of issuing them.

"While an increase in some fees is necessary, the government recognises the impact of increased costs on New Zealanders and all fee rises have been kept as low as possible.

"I am disappointed about any fee increase but this can't continue to be swept under the rug as it has in the past."

AA spokesman Mike Noon says he was surprised to learn the government was looking to recover costs. He says while the rise is quite steep, the news is not all bad given the license renewal fee drops by $1.30. He says there have been no price increases for licensing since 2001.

Renewing a licence currently costs $44.30 but will drop to $43 under the proposal. A learner licence will rise from $79 to $91.90; restricted is currently $88.20 and would rise to $105.80 and the full licence which is $115.10 will increase to $133.20.

Fees for drivers aged over 75 remain unchanged. Disqualified drivers will have to pay a new fee to reinstate their licence.

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-sto...a-by-surprise/



It's not a huge rise, so I don't mind. That and I already have my full so its only my truck licences that will be affected now. And its cheaper for us to renew our licences.

[one fast tl1ooo]

Thank goodness I got mine years ago Hardly cost anything back then

[R6_kid:Me]

I'll have to keep mine in my pocket then. Haven't done anything stupid enough to warrant having to resit a licence, but I can imagine that not having a licence would be the least of my worries if I did.

[Mikkel]

Pft, it's still way too cheap for a proper license. Although I do see where the objection of paying something for nothing comes from.