Another $50 on reg for cages (bikes to?)

**Timber020** · 19th December 2007, 17:07

Are motorcyclists getting hit as well? Havent found anything yet!

**James Deuce** · 19th December 2007, 17:15

Guarantee it.

**Timber020** · 19th December 2007, 17:16

Actually I think its another 38 bucks a year we will be paying by the look of it, and according to the acc, without cross compensation our cost would be 1500 a year!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/4184556a10.html

**Magua** · 19th December 2007, 17:16

What's the extra $50 for?

**Morcs** · 19th December 2007, 17:18

To pay for more better work stories.

**Timber020** · 19th December 2007, 17:20

I thought the better work storys thing was for the police-hows this for a segway

"I pulled this massive uturn in the buller gorge in my cop car which cost ACC hundreds of thousands!"

**YellowDog** · 19th December 2007, 17:31

It's a bit on the pricey side. Shouldn't they look at other revenue raising methids to actually help make things fairer. Compulsory insurance for cars would be a good start!

**davereid** · 19th December 2007, 17:53

Originally Posted by YellowDog

It's a bit on the pricey side. Shouldn't they look at other revenue raising methids to actually help make things fairer. Compulsory insurance for cars would be a good start!

Its very cheap.

The actual cost of motorcycle injuries is 10x what they charge you.

Compulsory 3rd party insurance ? Yeah, go for it.

Will cost you though. About $10k for my household - your mileage may vary.

Go online and get a quote for your car from a pommy insurer. Just fill out the form as if you live in the UK, then come back to us if you think its still a good idea.Don't forget to multiply your UK price by 3 to convert to NZ Peso.

**Motig** · 19th December 2007, 18:01

Well car insurance isn't ACC for a start. The ACC levy on petrol is also increasing as well. The ACC website says the $50 increase is the average cost per car including the petrol levy. Bikes ? With the number of fatalities lately we'll probably be priced of the road.

**davereid** · 19th December 2007, 18:09

IMHO the best way to collect ACC for motor vehicle accidents is to put the entire cost onto fuel.

Covers those who don't register all their vehicles, using "plate du-jour" (me!)

Covers quads and tractors and motorboats all of whom get ACC but don't pay..

Is un-avoidable..

And instead of putting $.40 a litre on fuel for carbon tax, then sending the money to a nice clean nuclear country like russia, we could put $.40 on fuel for ACC and get the best accident medical cover in the world, while still getting the drop in vehicle usage that the carbon tax was supposed to do.

**Grahameeboy** · 19th December 2007, 18:10

Originally Posted by YellowDog

It's a bit on the pricey side. Shouldn't they look at other revenue raising methids to actually help make things fairer. Compulsory insurance for cars would be a good start!

That would only provide extra ACC revenue. Insurance would not pay for personal injury etc.

**James Deuce** · 19th December 2007, 18:33

Originally Posted by davereid

IMHO the best way to collect ACC for motor vehicle accidents is to put the entire cost onto fuel.

Covers those who don't register all their vehicles, using "plate du-jour" (me!)

Covers quads and tractors and motorboats all of whom get ACC but don't pay..

Is un-avoidable..

And instead of putting $.40 a litre on fuel for carbon tax, then sending the money to a nice clean nuclear country like russia, we could put $.40 on fuel for ACC and get the best accident medical cover in the world, while still getting the drop in vehicle usage that the carbon tax was supposed to do.

This common sense idea deserves the support of BRONZ

**Ixion** · 19th December 2007, 18:35

Originally Posted by Jim2

This common sense idea deserves the support of BRONZ

This common sense idea is exactly current BRONZ policy. And the policy that we have submitted to ACC and the government for at least the last three years . And been ignored of course.