Well bikers are screwed - ACC levy

[Eddieb]

Just talking that through with the wife now. I have rellies in Melbourne and Adelaide and I have skills.

While you're at it I'll take a job in Melbourne too thanks.

[Danae]

I hope you Jafa's do a slow protest ride during rush hour, be great to see Auckland grind to a hault.

Auckland is at a halt at rush hour

[sinfull]

So it's settled then, a Labour weekend protest starts 6 am in the norf shore and blocks the bridge friday morning, then moves south to meet 6 am teusday morning On the kapiti coast for a very very slow ride into parliment (Hell some 200-400 odd bikes may get gridlocked at the Hutt coast interchange on the way in and not move for several hours) !!! Seem to recall they dont like bikes parked on the grass at parliment neither, so be carefull you park in the correct manner !!

[HenryDorsetCase]

That is an absolute disgrace - I don't consider my 650cc SV a 'big bike'

But going up to over $700 per year - no way. Something has to be done here !

engine capacity is an easy, but retarded way of doing this I concur.

why should a CBR600RR with 125 hp cost more to register than your 75hp SV?


What they are doing is this (because by definition politicians are lying manipulative scumbags):

They've decided that the costs will double. They tell everyone they are going to treble. Pandemonium ensues. They agree to merely double the cost and everyone goes "its a triumph* for democracy"

Does anyone know enough to question this statistic-oid about a $70 "subsidy"

or indeed the underpinning statisticoids underpinning the justification for this?

Also, if I have more than one bike, I will be swapping the plate over. I can only ride one at a time and Ive got to get my moneys worth.

Oh, and it makes a trackday look bloody cheap, huh?



*as opposed to a Norton of democracy, or a Honda of democracy etc.


Remember kids: how do you know a politician is lying? Their lips are moving.

[spookytooth]

I am up for a protest rides too, auck or welly either or both or any place inbetween

[yachtie10]

Im up for whatever sensible protest is on
I have spare time right now to help organise
will be going to bronz meeting next week

If this happens I dont think I will pay rego or insurance and will spend more of my time overseas

time ACC stopped being part of the welfare system

[Danae]

So it's settled then, a Labour weekend protest starts 6 am in the norf shore and blocks the bridge friday morning, then moves south to meet 6 am teusday morning On the kapiti coast for a very very slow ride into parliment (Hell some 200-400 odd bikes may get gridlocked at the Hutt coast interchange on the way in and not move for several hours) !!! Seem to recall they dont like bikes parked on the grass at parliment neither, so be carefull you park in the correct manner !!

Oh it's on. We can has an official thread? Meetings/events forum?

[ckai]

Make sure if anything is organised to post it up on a separate thread so it gets noticed. I think numbers is the key here. I wanna be part of something and am keen to help organise anything in the Waikato area. But I wanna do it in conjunction with other areas.

I think doing something at the same time all over the country would get things noticed. Or everyone converging on Wellington.

Time to band together. Shit that sounds gay!

I'm sure the 30-odd riders that I ride with will be keen for action.

Let us know what everyone plans.

[kave]

So it's settled then, a Labour weekend protest starts 6 am in the norf shore and blocks the bridge friday morning, then moves south to meet 6 am teusday morning On the kapiti coast for a very very slow ride into parliment (Hell some 200-400 odd bikes may get gridlocked at the Hutt coast interchange on the way in and not move for several hours) !!! Seem to recall they dont like bikes parked on the grass at parliment neither, so be carefull you park in the correct manner !!

I am in, lets do this. Licence plates off?

[Reckless]

Those on 600's could possibly fall under the increase yes?
Some 600's are just under, more like 598cc or there abouts....loophole?
If ya own a Litre bike you're either way.

Looks like the 675 Daytona just went down to 599cc!!

But your right don't isn't the rego laws in Japan the main motivator for their engine size manufacture??

Btw I would def be rego-ing a 599cc as 599 not a 600cc!!

[Slyer]

What's also stupid is how they are grouping the bikes to charge rego.
A GSXR600 would pay the $500 levy and a SV650 would pay $750.
How does that make any sense?

[jamiey]

Tony has a good point, you can only ride one bike at a time but still have to pay your acc levy for multiple bikes. What a jip

I hope you Jafa's do a slow protest ride during rush hour, be great to see Auckland grind to a hault.

Lets do it block the fucking bridge for 3 hours on a monday morning, both ways too and a second block on upper highway so no way through.

Just emailed my thoughts to ACC

consultation@acc.co.nz

[vifferman]

The way I see it...

You've got several options.

You didn't mention
6. Replace your infernal combustion engine with an electric one (approximately zero cc).

[HenryDorsetCase]

Just talking that through with the wife now. I have rellies in Melbourne and Adelaide and I have skills.

It ain't necessarily the promised land, but I love Melbourne. Do it.

[Rev DJ]

The thing that gets me is that ACC has enough in reserve for at least three years business operations. This is the biggest amount of reserves that they have had for some time. Some commentators are arguing that ACC is NOT BROKEN - so why is the govt trying to fix it?? Ah, politics...

But on the other hand - and thats the hand on my wallet - having just bought a litre bike and keeping the commuter wheels, a major increase like this will mean that I will probably just run one rego across two bikes...

And I'm keen on participating in any protest...

Rev