Question about 1 July rego changes

**splatcat** · 21st January 2015, 16:19

My bike rego bill came in with a note saying not to pay past 1 july as up to 41% reduction in acc charges . What sort of reduction are bikes looking at or is this just another load of bullshit ?

**Oblivion** · 21st January 2015, 16:24

99c reduction just to make it look like they've done something

**splatcat** · 21st January 2015, 16:33

For some strange reason I could believe that

**Oblivion** · 21st January 2015, 16:35

We only get the discount on the ACC petrol component, Which is 4c a litre on petrol. So we still get the short end of the stick

**R650R** · 21st January 2015, 17:07

My one said due to non payment of rego and tickets for last ten years I'd reached a level where it was no longer economical for them to pursue my debt.
They gave me the option to either do 100 hours community service to keep my current number plates and just display the blank side of rego label or if I was ok not having plates I could just ignore all the rreminders and drive without rego plates altogether but I must return them in the post along with a $7.95 degestration fee.

BTW the rego changes may or may not happen this year, the July 1 2015 date was just indicative of the earliest anything would happen, govt depts and all.......

**splatcat** · 21st January 2015, 17:37

well if I,m not going to get any reduction from acc at lest I can hurt myself laughing at shit on here and make a claim

**haydes55** · 22nd January 2015, 10:43

My rego expires June, minimum rego is 3 months, so I have the option or rego for 3 months, then buy 12 months in September, paying 2 admin fees for what might be no saving.... Or buy a years worth and carry on as usual..... Or put her on hold and continue my stance of not stopping for police, then buy a house in Auckland with my savings.

**Waihou Thumper** · 22nd January 2015, 10:51

Originally Posted by haydes55

minimum rego is 3 months

Minimum is for whatever you decide! You can do it for a month if you wish, just more paperwork.

**samgab** · 22nd January 2015, 11:30

"Are levies being reduced for all vehicles? Will motorcycle levies be reduced as well?
ACC levies will not be reduced for motorcycles or mopeds in 2015. This is because motorcycle related injuries continue to generate disproportionately high costs for ACC and motorcycle levies are already heavily subsidised by owners of other types of vehicles. Motorcyclists will benefit from the reduction in the petrol levy."

"Which vehicles are getting a levy reduction?
Commercial and private light passenger vehicles, cars, utes, vans less than 40 years old and weighing less than 3500kg."

-source: NZTA, NZTA FAQ PDF

**swbarnett** · 22nd January 2015, 12:49

Originally Posted by samgab

"Are levies being reduced for all vehicles? Will motorcycle levies be reduced as well?
ACC levies will not be reduced for motorcycles or mopeds in 2015. This is because motorcycle related injuries continue to generate disproportionately high costs for ACC and motorcycle levies are already heavily subsidised by owners of other types of vehicles. Motorcyclists will benefit from the reduction in the petrol levy."

"Which vehicles are getting a levy reduction?
Commercial and private light passenger vehicles, cars, utes, vans less than 40 years old and weighing less than 3500kg."

-source: NZTA, NZTA FAQ PDF

Wankers! They obviously don't speak English as they definitely don't understand the meaning of "NO FAULT"!

**Gremlin** · 22nd January 2015, 12:58

Originally Posted by haydes55

My rego expires June, minimum rego is 3 months, so I have the option or rego for 3 months, then buy 12 months in September, paying 2 admin fees for what might be no saving.... Or buy a years worth and carry on as usual.....

My van expires June 1. From memory, it's form MR27 to change the rego expiry. You could literally buy a week if you wanted.

**Waihou Thumper** · 22nd January 2015, 13:01

Originally Posted by Gremlin

My van expires June 1. From memory, it's form MR27 to change the rego expiry. You could literally buy a week if you wanted.

Or a day, so they say...I hear it being done in the motor trade. For whatever reason escapes me?

**splatcat** · 22nd January 2015, 14:55

yeah just been reading all the bullshit on it and it bloody sucks when they say 39% of motorcycle accidents caused by cars and trucks , oh well been riding nearly forty years now so cant see it stopping me.

**Reckless** · 22nd January 2015, 15:04

Originally Posted by splatcat

yeah just been reading all the bullshit on it and it bloody sucks when they say 39% of motorcycle accidents caused by cars and trucks , oh well been riding nearly forty years now so cant see it stopping me.

So by their own figures the 61% left still causes motorcycle related injuries continue to generate disproportionately high costs for ACC?

Does that seem a but off??

**Gremlin** · 22nd January 2015, 15:09

Originally Posted by Waihou Thumper

Or a day, so they say...I hear it being done in the motor trade. For whatever reason escapes me?

Just used MR27 today (was right about the number) as I was there for another vehicle. Form simply asks you what you want the new expiry date to be, obviously can't be previous to it's current expiry, and can't be more than 15 months into the future.

Cost $33.20 I think for just over a month (changed expiry to 5 July just to be safe).