ACC Levies

[taranaki]

It's time the way that we cover road accident costs was reviewed.

ACC(the government's accident compensation corp.)is ripping huge amounts of cash out of the back pockets of every New Zealander rather than admit that it doesn't have the skills or authority to extract more from those at risk.

Almost every car on the road pays $140 dollars a year in registration levies to the acc,regardless of how often it is used,or the driving record of the person who uses it.Goods vehicles pay a little more(,but usually are at the top end of usage range).

On top of that ACC gouges a further 2.3 cents on every litre of fuel that you purchase.Further still,if you are a driving as part of your job,the ACC rooks your employer even further for a share of your pay.

It galls me intensely to know that I have never asked the government for a cent towards motor injury costs,and yet I am still expected to pay for the care given to idiots and drunks who lose control of their vehicles.Statistically,teenagers in older cars are the worst risk,and yet they are also the group most likely to have no registration.....

[Spec2 Girl]

Originally posted by taranaki
It galls me intensely to know that I have never asked the government for a cent towards motor injury costs,and yet I am still expected to pay for the care given to idiots and drunks who lose control of their vehicles.Statistically,teenagers in older cars are the worst risk,and yet they are also the group most likely to have no registration.....

I totally agree. Every year registration costs go up and more money goes to ACC for road crashes. Bringing in varied levies depending on driving record would be a great idea, but it would mean more work so it will never happen. This is the government we are talking about after all.

[replicant_008]

On the other hand the Accident Insurance Act 1998 does eliminate the very costly and frivilous litigation that occurs in other countries involving motor vehicles and public liability.

Indeed, in Australia as a consequence of post-911 insurance premiums for public liability at public events - school fairs, school camps, village fetes and every Anzac Day parades are being discontinued because the organisers can't afford or are unable to get insurance to cover these events.

[YogsVR4]

Another example of the government taking the easy road out. Beauracracy at its finest. Its always the lazy and stupid that benifit from things like this. The hard working and intelligent are the ones who realize they are getting gouged like this. The next problem is that there are more stupid and lazy people that vote then the smart hard working variety.