Re John Montgomerie (letter 6.7) and his angst over the ACC levy on his diesel ute. Petrol carries a 9.9c/litre levy at the pump, but not so with diesel, and ACC want their pound of flesh. This goes some way towards explaining the extra hike.
JM registers shock - why, I don’t know. The actual amount is certainly extreme, but it’s not like there was no warning.
Motorcyclists were faced with a $500 increase, which we protested about and it was reduced to $175. We also tried to educate the public with the Who’s Next campaign. Mike Noon of the AA refused to accept a $100 increase for cars, and being the frontman for a powerful lobby group, got their increase reduced to $30. Proof that numbers talk.
Despite all the rhetoric, ACC is not broke and never was. Not even close. Yet it was on this premise that levies have been raised in all areas of collection. This, and the separating of vehicles into various sub-groups with varying levies. Smaller sub-classes reduce the voice of the affected.
Motorcyclists warned the country of this while it was still just a proposal, but very few were listening.
Be warned, this will all happen again next year. The greed of this government and it’s cashcow knows no bounds.
Are you listening now?
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