Transit Tolls on Western Ring Route

**ManDownUnder** · 27th October 2006, 13:05

Just in:

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Dear Mr Under,

I apologise for not answering your last query.

Transit's tolling concept is to toll motorcycles at the same rate as cars. However the purpose of the consultation is to recieve input from the community on how they feel about such things.

We look forward to receiving your response form.

Kind regards
WRR Consultation Team
Transit New Zealand - A transport system that builds a better New Zealand.
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So - the basis of tolling is what - per occupant (buses get charged more, as do full cars?) or by vehicle size? In which case bikes should pay less than cars who pay less than trucks...

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**sAsLEX** · 27th October 2006, 13:54

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

So - the basis of tolling is what - per occupant (buses get charged more, as do full cars?) or by vehicle size? In which case bikes should pay less than cars who pay less than trucks...

??

Revenue gathering. They dont care if its fair or based on a logical reason.

**Disco Dan** · 27th October 2006, 21:04

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

So - the basis of tolling is what - per occupant (buses get charged more, as do full cars?) or by vehicle size? In which case bikes should pay less than cars who pay less than trucks...

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WHAT?!?!?! well they are going to need some pretty nifty cameras to read my plate, after i tuck it right underneath my bike now... ...toll on bikes? NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

**Swoop** · 27th October 2006, 21:13

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

How do I get a rectangular plate instead of the square one? Make the target even smaller LOL

Re-register the bike. About $15- and you can ONLY have rectangular plates now... no more square ones.

**Wolf** · 27th October 2006, 21:33

Originally Posted by Swoop

Re-register the bike. About $15- and you can ONLY have rectangular plates now... no more square ones.

Gone up since I last did it - was only around $11 including a new plate and a replacement rego label (the original one would have the wrong plate number but that was academic as the label holder was bolted to the bottom of the plate that had vanished somewhere between Hamilton and Te Awamutu) - stupid bloody square plate made out of shit-metal affixed by two screws at the top, vibrating like a mad-thing (single cylinder)... no wonder the bloody thing snapped off!

Probably happens a lot...

The small rectangular plate was much more robust (less length flapping in the breeze, I guess.)

**geoffm** · 27th October 2006, 21:37

They are talking of a $10 toll - piss off - no way is it worth that.
I think their income projections will be short

**ManDownUnder** · 28th October 2006, 07:20

Originally Posted by geoffm

They are talking of a $10 toll - piss off - no way is it worth that.
I think their income projections will be short

I can explain that - up to 50% of the $$ go to Transi it admin fees..!

**WINJA** · 28th October 2006, 13:03

I Dont See How The Government Can Forcfully Aquire The Land From Citizens To Then Do What Is Effectively Run A Business From That Land , So Some People Are Going To Be Forced To Sell Their Houses Then Pay An S.o.e To Use The Road On The Land That Was Taken From Them

**crashe** · 28th October 2006, 13:11

Originally Posted by Wolf

Gone up since I last did it - was only around $11 including a new plate and a replacement rego label (the original one would have the wrong plate number but that was academic as the label holder was bolted to the bottom of the plate that had vanished somewhere between Hamilton and Te Awamutu) - stupid bloody square plate made out of shit-metal affixed by two screws at the top, vibrating like a mad-thing (single cylinder)... no wonder the bloody thing snapped off!

Probably happens a lot...

The small rectangular plate was much more robust (less length flapping in the breeze, I guess.)

After loosing my Rego number plate a couple of weeks ago, I went in and got a new plate....
They also replaced my rego sticker and my WOF sticker with the new rego number on them.

All up $8.80 for the new plate, WOF and rego stickers.

I did mine at the local testing station..... not the post office.

**Wolf** · 28th October 2006, 16:15

Originally Posted by crashe

They also replaced my rego sticker and my WOF sticker with the new rego number on them.

They didn't replace my WOF sticker so it still had the old plate number - I guess that's what happens when you go to the Post Office rather than a testing station.

I often wondered about what would happen if I got pulled over with the "wrong" plate number on the WOF but I figured that it should be a simple matter for someone to check up and confirm the plate and rego sticker had been replaced.

That was on my old LS400, so it's academic, now.

$8.80! Sheesh - it was $8 for the plate alone when I got it! I guess I got ripped off - but not as much as Swoop did...

**Lou Girardin** · 28th October 2006, 16:32

So far it's almost a total no from individuals. But some 'stakeholders' are in favour. This will be the last nail in Labours coffin.

**Lou Girardin** · 28th October 2006, 16:44

Originally Posted by WINJA

I Dont See How The Government Can Forcfully Aquire The Land From Citizens

I've got news for you sunshine, there's an acre of scrub covered land in Johnsonville that was taken from my Grandmother to be used for a school that was never built. She was given a pittance for it and told to piss off.

**ManDownUnder** · 30th October 2006, 10:25

Originally Posted by WINJA

I Dont See How The Government Can Forcfully Aquire The Land From Citizens To Then Do What Is Effectively Run A Business From That Land , So Some People Are Going To Be Forced To Sell Their Houses Then Pay An S.o.e To Use The Road On The Land That Was Taken From Them

I believe it's called the Works Act, very old piece of legislation the entitles the crown to pay a fair price to acquire land and other assets at a fair price for the creation of infrastructure.

**ManDownUnder** · 6th November 2006, 10:08

Breaking news... no surprises from Transit.

This just in!

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Dear Mr Under,
Sorry for the delay in responding to your query.
Transit's concept provides for Motorcycles to be tolled at the same rate as cars. Heavy Vehicles, defined by legislation as greater than 3500kgs, would be tolled at double the rate of cars.
Kind regards
WRR Consultation Team
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oh yay... we all get tolled at the same rate as a car - except Winja