Road user charge increase truckies' drive/march this Friday 4 July

**MissFitz** · 2nd July 2008, 13:10

All main centres on Friday 7.30am to 9.30am 4th July 2008 truckies will be converging on main centres like Queen Street Auckland to show there disgust at the recent user charge increase by the government after absolutely no consultation as promised! show your support...these charges will be passed onto YOU the customer...if you think that times are hard now, & if the government keeps making its own decisions things are going th get even harder!

**MisterD** · 2nd July 2008, 15:59

Ha. We are taxpayers, we own the railways. Can't you see it's in our interests now to make life harder for road freight?

**Quasievil** · 2nd July 2008, 16:02

I reckon each one of us thinking people should be getting right behind the truckies on this one.
Trucks delivery everything except babies, with trucks we all suffer hugely, if there costs go up so do ours.

this is one campaign that should be able to trigger the revolution now where is me rifle !!!!

**kave** · 2nd July 2008, 16:21

Lets get behind the truckies on this one. I will do a lap or two of queen street just after 7:30am to show my support, wish I could do something more useful, but I have work that morning and start relatively early. It is a bloody good cause, and if we help out the truckies when they need it, they might return the favour when we need a hand.

**CookMySock** · 2nd July 2008, 16:49

Originally Posted by kave

Lets get behind the truckies on this one.

Wish I could be there. I'm sick of these govt cunts changing the rules over and over again. I wish there was some mechanism whereby we could tell them to FUCK OFF.

growl!

DB

**Finn** · 2nd July 2008, 16:51

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

I wish there was some mechanism whereby we could tell them to FUCK OFF.

I think they call it an election and I believe there is one this year. It's time to rid ourselves of Mugabe Clark.

**martybabe** · 2nd July 2008, 16:54

Quite right, it's a bloody stealth tax on everything we buy, food and petrol prices have gone crazy enough without this crafty shiftyness.

**HornetBoy** · 2nd July 2008, 17:01

Originally Posted by Finn

I think they call it an election and I believe there is one this year. It's time to rid ourselves of Mugabe Clark.

Meh,they're all the bloody same ,all promises of cheaper rates etc up until the election then once they get in full of excuses

I think its just that Clark is unfortunatly in government during a world economy dip/crisis so is being blamed for all the price hikes ,ie: petrol ,when in reality it may be out of her control

getting pretty shocking tho with the recent rego hike

Ill be voting for Keys tho ,time for a change i guess

**nighthawk** · 2nd July 2008, 17:16

Some time ago I heard a comment on the radio (by I don't know who)

they elluded to the government buying the railways and the perfect timing of the new road user charges and ACC levy

There was a suggestion of we ain't seen noting yet about it.

It may appear we are in for more surprises post ellection depending on the result

**R6_kid:Me** · 2nd July 2008, 18:18

There was supposed to be months warning, and it's been changed without any consultation at all. I dont care if John Key doesn't know sweet fuck all about maori history... i'm voting for him, even if just for a change.

**pete376403** · 2nd July 2008, 19:04

Originally Posted by HornetBoy

Ill be voting for Keys tho ,time for a change i guess

Do you REALLY think things will change that much?

"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" (Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who)

**merv** · 2nd July 2008, 19:32

Go KiwiRail.

Besides how many KBers whine on about trucks clogging the highways, and bloody diesel vans and 4x4s going too damn slow and taking bikers out at roundabouts etc etc.

If this is about charging closer to the true cost of using the roads I'm all for it and if it helps reduce the volume of those vehicles on the roads yippee.

As for the lack of warning they said last time they gave warning all the pricks went out and bought stacks of RUC in advance. So whoopdeedoo to the lack of notice.

**CookMySock** · 2nd July 2008, 19:37

Originally Posted by merv

If this is about charging closer to the true cost of using the roads I'm all for it and if it helps reduce the volume of those vehicles on the roads yippee.

Thats a daft statement. The govt collects FAR more money from road taxes etc than they spend on the roads. Its a fucking ripoff.

DB

**Swoop** · 2nd July 2008, 19:50

Originally Posted by merv

Go KiwiRail.

I have been wondering...
There is always a train heading up or down the country and invariably you see a lot of empty flatbed rail wagons. If kiwirail were smart, they would allow (for a minimal fee, of course) people to park their cars on them and move them around the country. Throw on a passenger carriage for the cage occupants to amuse themselves and hey-presto! another income stream for them.