Changes to CTP/Rego Costs

[tbadge]

Dear all, the powers that be are changing the CTP system from 1 July.

Categories are now;
up to 225cc
225 to 750cc
750cc and over

anyone on a 250 gets slugged and anyone on an over 750 gets slugged.
You won't find it on the net but I punched in all the deifferent dates and engine sizes on the Greenslip finder and hey presto, we are getting fucked again.

The new categories are as follows;
100 to 226
226 to 726
726 to 1125
1125 to 1325
1325 and over

Bike Capacity Pre 1 July New Price 1 July Percent increase
250 $252 $465 84%
600 $663 $465 -30%
750 $663 $682 3%
1000 $663 $682 3%
1150 $663 $880 32%
1350 $663 $780 18%

Prices are an average of the top 3 prices gleaned from the MAA Greenslip calculator.
Information based on;
2004 model bike
Metro area rego.
Driver 48 Y/O
No Demerit points
No other insurance
No roadside assist.
No at fault
Private Registration

So if you ride a 600 you're laughing but if on a 250 or over 726cc you get an increase.

MAA Minister responsible fro CTP rises.
Special Minister For State
Eric Roozendaa
Phone 9228 3535
Fax 9228 4469
enquiries@treasurer.nsw.gov.au

here is no media release about this, they are trying to quietly screw us so make a noise about it.
Start here;
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/p ... Electorate

Minister for Transport
John Robertson
office@robertson.minister.nsw.gov.au
Phones 9230 2152 and 9228 5661
Faxes 9230 2352 and 92285168

Minister for Roads David Borger
Phones 9637 1656 and 9228 3555
Faxes 9897 1434 and 9228 3585
minister@borger.minister.nsw.gov.au

Shadow Minister for Roads Andrew Stoner

oxley@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Barry O’Farrell
Opposition Leader

Verity Firth
Minister for Balmain
Phones 9660 7586 9228 4130
Faxes 9660 6112 9228 4131
balmian@parliament.nsw.gov.au
office@firth.minister.nsw.gov.au

Basically email/write/drop into your local member and the transport minister and advise the following;
You vote and will vote for the person that supports you.
Ask why is this happening
Ask what are they doing about it.
Ask why the split of capacities is so obviously designed to gouge the maximum amount out of Motorcyclists

[shinnynoggon]

f#ckin carnts,,,,,,,just spoke to nrma and if i pay for 6months now it will be $245,,,,,,if i pay next month it will be $345,,,,,not only that, they're hitting cars as well,,,,,,,depends on age/type of car

[P4nza]

bastards already hit me with the 465...

[spasticninja]

NOOO! im about to get slugged that $460... and here i thought it was just coz of my age that i was getting that sort of price. stupid government...

[mick_dundee]

Noone will ride a 250 in NSw anymore, wierd they are actively discouraging them basically, you can ride a LAMS approved 600 for the same price.. hazarding a guess with the number of fatalaties here in Vic this year we'll get a slug on our "safety" levy too.

[seiko1]

Jesus thats pricey
You get screwed by you're Gobmint and
you can't play Origin Football either

[waynemorgan]

Jesus thats pricey
You get screwed by you're Gobmint and
you can't play Origin Football either

ohhh - harsh!!

(love it )

[Reedy]

That is hommusexual. Blame labour.

[philbo]

ahh bugger that just shot an email off to sunrise. get the media into it

[fireyrob]

How good is a zx6r

[robracer]

Fark there is no way Labor will stay in, they have screwed so many in so many ways

[Disco]

Now just to sit back and watch the 600 market flourish .....I knew you Rob's were onto sumfin

[robracer]

[mike-s]

[edit] see my next post, seems my little rant is slightly obsolete[/edit]
Said it on another forum, will say it here too. A total bunch of horseshit, they aren't even trying to put petals on it and call it a bunch of roses.

A restructure is certainly warranted, but the way they are doing this is gouging to say the least. Were getting ripped off as (to repeat the same story) ctp should be based on the number of claims against the vehicle type that caused the injury, and as the rider/driver can't claim against their own ctp, having pillions (for bikes)/ passengers (for cars) /causing damage to people in/on other cars or bikes or to pedestrians is the only way claims can be made against ctp. So a rise like this is certainly disproportionate and a bunch of crap.

[mike-s]

At fault riders/drivers now covered (partially) under ctp
two links, (one, & link2)

long story short if a driver/rider is injured they can now claim ctp if they lodge an "ANF" form, the coverage is limited (something like $5k apparently, but doesn't mean your totally boned if you cause an accident and get smashed up yourself). I guess this would be the justification used for the increase in ctp costs.

The story quoted below is basically that some insurers are offering extra coverage for at-fault drivers/riders at the payment of an extra on the ctp. As this is now included in the base cost of the CTP, they are saying paying that "extra" is void and no longer valid.

At-Fault Driver Cover Benefits No Longer Payable - Conflict Between Scheme Reforms & Insurer Policy Documents

The second of two major reforms to the CTP greenslip scheme became effective today. That reform conflicts with the terms under which some insurers have offered special benefits to injured at fault drivers, with the consequence that those benefits are no longer payable.

For accidents occurring from today, the CTP greenslip scheme has been expanded to provide that at fault drivers will also be entitled to compensation through lodgement of an Accident Notification Form (ANF). Subject to the provisions, at fault drivers will be entitled to claim up to $5,000.00 for treatment expenses and for lost earnings by lodging an ANF. The NSW Government expects that this will result in an extra 4,000 claims per year.

The first reform, which became effective in July 2009, means that the cost of hospital treatment, transport by ambulance and other treatments for at fault drivers is funded by the CTP greenslip scheme.

Prior to the reforms, the at fault driver in a motor vehicle accident was not covered by the CTP greenslip scheme, unless the driver was catastrophically injured.

Full analysis of the scheme reforms is available on this site.

Five of the seven greenslip insurers currently offer at fault driver cover benefits whereby they pay specified benefits for specified injuries which the driver at fault may sustain in a motor vehicle accident. Those benefits are in addition to the statutory requirements. Analysis of the benefits on an insurer by insurer basis is available on this site. The benefits range from $10,000 to $300,000.

In our analysis of at fault driver cover and in our News article of 10 March 2010, we highlighted a conflict between the reform commencing today and the policy terms used by insurers in the at fault driver cover policy documents currently in place.

The conflict arises because the policy terms of the five insurers specifically exclude payment of a benefit under the at fault driver cover policy if the injured at fault driver is also entitled to or receives compensation under the CTP greenslip scheme.

Given the reforms to the CTP greenslip scheme, at fault drivers are entitled to compensation under the scheme. Until insurers alter the wording of their at fault driver cover policy documents, no benefit will be payable under those policies because the at fault driver is entitled to or has received compensation under the expanded CTP greenslip scheme. As at midday today, no insurer had revised it’s published at fault driver cover policy documents.

We will monitor and report on the position.