Are you registering your bike?

[tamarillo]

Just remember the TV license people power won that
1/3 of bikes on hold now if we can make it 2/3 I'm sure we will get a reaction from Nick

This is a good idea. If we have a well advertised extensive action boycott. All bike owners go in on a date and put bikes on hold for one month. Imagine if it could be done - a seriuos nationwide boycott...I am dreaming again.

[bogan]

I would be careful with a boycott action, if you continue to ride with no rego, we would all be made target in police rego checks, if you don't continue to ride then they are all glad cos less dangerous bikers are on the road. In both cases TPTB won't really give a shit.

More action is required to voice how fucked off we are with thier bullshit I reckon, that is a lot harder for TPTB to ignore.

[Bald Eagle]

Also we are short changing ourselves, as the $30 per bike reserved fund for motorcycle safety will have less in it if too many go on hold.

[Berries]

Very true, but personally speaking I will resent paying that $30 anyway. While we don’t know what it is going to be spent on yet I can’t see it making me a safer rider, and I don’t see why I should pay to make other riders safer. It should either be user pays or, if the ACC think it is such a good idea, it should be paid out of the existing (raised) levy.

Going back to your point though, is it a flat $30 rate ? What I mean is if you put your rego on hold for six months, the six month period you do register for will also include the $30 tax, so as long as you register it once a year, for whatever period, they’ll still get their money. Apart from the ones on hold permanently because they are second and third bikes. But then taking the levy more than once from the same person is complete BS anyway so they should have expected reduced revenue.

[Max Preload]

Also we are short changing ourselves, as the $30 per bike reserved fund for motorcycle safety will have less in it if too many go on hold.

To give the government money in lieu of improving motorcycle safety is short changing ourselves. They will just blow it on stupid fucking ad campaigns and administration.

[Pixie]

Also we are short changing ourselves, as the $30 per bike reserved fund for motorcycle safety will have less in it if too many go on hold.

Less money for junkets to Victoria?

victoria
what do you have for us,for us?
victoria
Is it just another booze bus,booze bus?

[Scuba_Steve]

I just had a thought (obviously DON'T follow this as even if I'm right the "justice" system is too corrupt to allow it) but if you put your bike (or any other vehicle) on hold for a year, the infringement for using it is 200$ (cheaper than vehicle licensing) but as far as I can tell lawfully this can only be charged once a year, as a second one (in the same hold period) would be for the same offence & thus double dipping would it not?

[Pixie]

I just had a thought (obviously DON'T follow this as even if I'm right the "justice" system is too corrupt to allow it) but if you put your bike (or any other vehicle) on hold for a year, the infringement for using it is 200$ (cheaper than vehicle licensing) but as far as I can tell lawfully this can only be charged once a year, as a second one (in the same hold period) would be for the same offence & thus double dipping would it not?

Each instance is an offence

[Deano]

So do you only ride 6 months of the year? People who put bikes away for an NZ winter are not motorcyclists...

You small minded troll.

[scumdog]

I just had a thought (obviously DON'T follow this as even if I'm right the "justice" system is too corrupt to allow it) but if you put your bike (or any other vehicle) on hold for a year, the infringement for using it is 200$ (cheaper than vehicle licensing) but as far as I can tell lawfully this can only be charged once a year, as a second one (in the same hold period) would be for the same offence & thus double dipping would it not?

Whoaa!

I might give that plan a go, bound to get away with it eh........

[cowboyz]

unbelieveable.. The offense is for not displaying a current registration. You can be booked 100 times a day if you are unlucky enough.

Dont take the risk. If everyone doesnt register their bikes then the police will have a field day pulling over every bike for rego checks. Even though not having your bike registered or having it onhold has no bearing on insurance at all.

I dont register my bikes. Its a complete waste of money as far as I can see and I just try to not be pulled over too many times in a year to balance it out.

So I dont need the extra risk of everyone else not registering their bikes and police doing more random checks. So I vote you register yours.

[ukusa]

just rego'd my bike today for 8 months at a cost of approx $347.00. That's all they'll be getting out of me. It will run out in May, at which point I will continue to ride until September when I register it for another 8 months.

Speeding tickets in last 5 years = 0
Rego/WOF checks in last 5 years = 0
License checks in last 5 years = 0
Breath tests (random) in last year = 2, probably only 4 or 5 in the last 5 years. They never rego/WOF/licence check at these, not me anyway (unless you're positive I suppose).

Chances of getting caught with no rego = very slim, I'll take my chances.
I don't do alot of kms during winter anyway. Previously the 12 month rego didn't worry me, now it's a decent saving not paying the extra $170 odd for only 1000kms or less.

[Bald Eagle]

Make sure you put rego on hold else when you come to 'renew' youll have to pay the 'missing ' mths.

[Max Preload]

Chances of getting caught with no rego = very slim, I'll take my chances.

Depending on where you park it...

[JohnJumper]

Just went to re-reg. Fuuuu. Don't know if I'll boycott, definitely considering it