ACC has today released further proposals for increases to ACC levies as part of its annual levy setting process. Earlier proposals included a proposal to increase motorcycle levies. A levy is now under consideration for cyclists.

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Liam Venter
Manager
ACC alternative media relations
Dept of Satire
Contact: 0275 985 266

This is a Hoax (Mods note)

Don't react to it or spread this further (which is why I've deleted the body of this hoax).

 

No it is not a Hoax it's satire and a very serious discussion that we need to be having now.

To make sure no one mistook it as a hoax it was signed off by Liam Venter Manager, ACC alternative media relations, Dept of Satire and had a submissions date of April the 1st.

The original full length post was paraphrased from the origninal request for submissions on Motorcycle levies which read like a hoax, but in fact was anything but. The exact same logic that is being applied to the new $500 levy increases for motorcycles can be applied to cyclists.

And because it can and because a levy for cyclists similar to that to Motorcyclists of $300 to $400 would be worth around 200 million to the ACC who claim a short fall of billions to meet their liabilities we should be very concerned.

The ACC simply needs to point out to motorists that their annual ACC levys would need to increase by over $140 dollars to meet the liabilities of cyclists. 

The dollars quoted above are derived using similar calculations that were used to derive the new motorcycle levies. I have been conservative with the calculations. 

They have to get their shortfall from somewhere why not cyclists who are already unpopular with motorists. Weve all had angry motorists abuses us just because we are on their roads.

We shouldn't have our heads in the sand on this while it is being discussed eleswhere. And we shouldn't be unprepared.

I ask that the mods open this thread back up for discussion.

Liam Venter.

0275 985 266 

 

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