New license laws

**Tallpom** · 10th August 2008, 19:27

Does anybody have any idea of when the new license laws will come into effect?

I spoke to 2 people from LTNZ the other day and they said that they had no clue.

Anyone got any 'inside' information?

**CB ARGH** · 10th August 2008, 19:29

Originally Posted by Tallpom

Anyone got any 'inside' information?

Inside AA stores they stock road maps, L plates, and other helpful things.

Hope this helps.

**Ixion** · 10th August 2008, 20:55

Won't be for a while. there's a process that has to be gone through. Conultation, submissions, select committees , etc, y'know democracy and stuff.

And that hasn't started yet, which means it isn't going to make it before the House rises for the electiosn (only about 10 sitting days left).

So, next year. Not early. max.

**Steam** · 10th August 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by Ixion

Won't be for a while. there's a process that has to be gone through. Conultation, submissions, select committees , etc, y'know democracy and stuff.

I thought it was all below the level of legislation, and so could be done without new laws being passed...

**Ixion** · 10th August 2008, 21:07

Most of it (not all) can be done as regulations or Rules. Still have to go through the process. In a normal year Rules and regulations , process would continue even if the House was adlourned. But this is election year. Once it rises, the policritters will be out of there electioneering.

**JMemonic** · 10th August 2008, 21:07

What Steam said, I have had a look and cant see any bills or draft re the issue.

I remember reading somewhere, someone in the know mentioned October, but there seems to have been nothing for a while now.

**Tallpom** · 10th August 2008, 21:59

My main concern would be buying a 250 only to find that the resale value has dissapeared due to the new laws - will this happen or should I not bother worrying and just get on with it?

**Griffin** · 10th August 2008, 22:07

I guess if there is a questionmark over when the rules / laws will change and your worried about losing money on a 250cc motorbike then one option (dare I suggest it) is to buy a 250cc scooter to do your learners etc on. There will likely always be a market for scooters as they are percieved differently to bikes by the "I drive a car but wanna save money on gas and parking but only on sunny days" crowd and you can probably pick one up pretty cheap.

Once you get through your learners etc. then you can look at getting a larger cc bike. Either that or look for a dirt cheap 250cc bucket and run it into the ground...?

**newby** · 10th August 2008, 22:33

So what actually are these new laws? I havnt heard anything about them before...

**Ragingrob** · 10th August 2008, 22:44

New laws are such as scrapping the 70kph on learners limit which would be damn smart. And opening up the learner/restricted engine CC limit, making it rely on a power to weight ratio so that large engined but heavy cruisers could be an option.

**Imbray** · 11th August 2008, 13:53

Originally Posted by JMemonic

I remember reading somewhere, someone in the know mentioned October, but there seems to have been nothing for a while now.

I recall something about Oct 2010 before it would be all up & running in another thread

**scott411** · 11th August 2008, 14:01

it is just in the discussion phaze at the momnet, so we are at least a couple of years away from them coming into effect,

**Ixion** · 11th August 2008, 14:04

It's complicated by the fact that it's election year.

One major delaying factor is that the theory test will need to be rewritten which requires Parliamentary approval. The Minister on his own authority could scrap the 70kph limit. But he couldn't change the theory test to remove the question about the (now defunct) limit. That requires approval of the House. Loony, eh?

The Road Code has to be rewritten too, and that's a slow process. It's all these 'extras' that take the time.