Thread: Waka Kotahi arseholes

Just got mail this morning and find these arseholes are raising their fees. Fcking daylight robbery. Effective 1 October 2023

Someone has to pay for the shortfall of the EVs paying nothing

In fairness - there hasnt been any changes in something like 5 years.

And some charges are going down - the cost to renew a drivers licence drops on 1/10/23 , along will some other charges. In the process of licence renewal currently .

Having to pay an administration fee to buy a 'tax ticket' that you are compelled to have by law strikes me as pure extortion! Nothing more than a modern version of Highwaymen and probably deserving of the traditional response.

This Oct increase will push the shipping cost to a new level
which makes everything even more expensive as the cycle goes.

My COF also going up from $60.

At least we get good value from them, with our excellent infrastructure and the supurb job NZTA and the Police do keeping the roads safe.
Small price to pay for living in paradise.

prices are waaaaayyyy tooo low! because apart from whinging and moaning people don't do anything about them, so no reason not to raise them!

Originally Posted by STC

prices are waaaaayyyy tooo low! because apart from whinging and moaning people don't do anything about them, so no reason not to raise them!

They just stop paying. A "catch me if you can" situation...

I know a few guys that are into motorbikes. The rego cost is so high for them as they have a few bikes each it's cheaper to pay the fine IF they get caught.

Originally Posted by STC

prices are waaaaayyyy tooo low! because apart from whinging and moaning people don't do anything about them, so no reason not to raise them!

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO ABOUT IT? Voting is not seeming to work.

Originally Posted by No good names left

I know a few guys that are into motorbikes. The rego cost is so high for them as they have a few bikes each it's cheaper to pay the fine IF they get caught.

A walk through town this morning revealed a whole lot of cars with expired rego lables, some over a year out.
Not saying they were out of rego but the lables were.

27 - The number of pot holes between my driveway ant the intersection at the end of our road. The NZTA has definitely taken a massive nose dive in the last few years.

Originally Posted by turtleSO

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST WE DO ABOUT IT? Voting is not seeming to work.

wrong, it works splendidly, keeps the pleb docile because it makes them believe they can have a say in how things are going.

All the WoF stationary we use is increasing as well.
All new stuff coming out end of this month incl new stickers
As an example of price increases....the old stickers cost us $1.78ea....new price $7.82ea
Watch all the WoF inspection prices climb now!
I already know of places charging $100 for a WoF

Originally Posted by Beetroot

At least we get good value from them, with our excellent infrastructure and the supurb job NZTA and the Police do keeping the roads safe.
Small price to pay for living in paradise.

What?