No cut in motorcycle ACC levies

**thepom** · 21st May 2014, 10:50

See the cars are getting a cut in the levies but sadly for us bike riders we get nothing......

**imdying** · 21st May 2014, 10:59

Originally Posted by thepom

See the cars are getting a cut in the levies but sadly for us bike riders we get nothing......

It's cheaper to put your whole fleet on hold and just drive around, I thought all motorcyclists were aware of this by now? You'll have to get stopped a fair few times to pay for the WOF/rego on a car and 2 bikes.

**Katman** · 21st May 2014, 11:06

Originally Posted by imdying

It's cheaper to put your whole fleet on hold and just drive around, I thought all motorcyclists were aware of this by now? You'll have to get stopped a fair few times to pay for the WOF/rego on a car and 2 bikes.

Only trouble with that is that the wording is already in place in legislation that you can be fined up to $1000 for operating a vehicle with no rego but the fine is currently set at $200.

If TPTB start seeing more and more bikes being used without rego they can simply increase the fine up to the maximum, overnight, without even raising a sweat.

**Mike.Gayner** · 21st May 2014, 11:13

Originally Posted by imdying

It's cheaper to put your whole fleet on hold and just drive around, I thought all motorcyclists were aware of this by now? You'll have to get stopped a fair few times to pay for the WOF/rego on a car and 2 bikes.

Not sure why anyone would be paying for rego on a bike these days. Not worth the silly expense. Like you said, if you do the maths you're almost always better off taking your chances.

**bogan** · 21st May 2014, 11:29

Yeh I still get wofs, and sometimes a few months rego over summer, but they've got a lot less from me since they raised the levies that is for sure!

**xen** · 21st May 2014, 12:06

Originally Posted by imdying

It's cheaper to put your whole fleet on hold and just drive around, I thought all motorcyclists were aware of this by now? You'll have to get stopped a fair few times to pay for the WOF/rego on a car and 2 bikes.

Except for the 20 demerits you get as well, doesn't take many to lose your licence

**imdying** · 21st May 2014, 12:31

Originally Posted by Katman

If TPTB start seeing more and more bikes being used without rego they can simply increase the fine up to the maximum, overnight, without even raising a sweat.

That hasn't happened yet

Besides which, there simply aren't very many police in Christchurch. I understand the North Island is quite a lot further on in being policed like a Nazi state, but we're still relatively free down here. The officers themselves seem quite relaxed too... if you're being a cunt they'll nick you, but they don't seem to spend much time going out of their way to piss the populace off. YMMV

Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner

Not sure why anyone would be paying for rego on a bike these days. Not worth the silly expense. Like you said, if you do the maths you're almost always better off taking your chances.

Pretty much...

Originally Posted by xen

Except for the 20 demerits you get as well, doesn't take many to lose your licence

That's being caught 5 times though isn't it? It's becomes a financial barrier well before then.

I must admit I do try to keep a WOF on my bike though. Actually, I think it might even be registered too at the moment.

**Erelyes** · 21st May 2014, 13:36

Originally Posted by thepom

See the cars are getting a cut in the levies but sadly for us bike riders we get nothing......

All the more reason to make use of the ACC subsidised rider training courses

**xen** · 21st May 2014, 13:43

Originally Posted by imdying

That's being caught 5 times though isn't it? It's becomes a financial barrier well before then.

I must admit I do try to keep a WOF on my bike though. Actually, I think it might even be registered too at the moment.

Yea true and if you're at minimal points it does make sense, but when you get past 50 with 2 years to drop them off you tend to get a bit cautious lol

**The Reibz** · 21st May 2014, 13:45

People Register and Warrent motorcycles? This is news to me.

**cynna** · 21st May 2014, 13:54

Originally Posted by thepom

See the cars are getting a cut in the levies but sadly for us bike riders we get nothing......

thats because you keep crashing. before you got here our reg was about $150

**cynna** · 21st May 2014, 13:55

Originally Posted by imdying

It's cheaper to put your whole fleet on hold and just drive around, I thought all motorcyclists were aware of this by now? You'll have to get stopped a fair few times to pay for the WOF/rego on a car and 2 bikes.

do you ever get out? i get stopped about once a fortnight