In a shake-up of how ACC levies are set, the government has decided to scrap a programme which aims to make the vehicle fleet safer.
The Vehicle Risk Ratings programme, which applies different levy rates to different makes and models of cars based on their safety ratings, will end on July 1, 2019 ACC minister Iain Lees-Galloway says.
“There is no evidence that variable levies based on VRR contribute to injury prevention or encourage the purchase of cars with higher safety ratings.
“It also loads more of the burden onto low-income people and families, as they are generally less able to buy cars with the best safety ratings.”
Meanwhile, the average motor vehicle levies, which include the annual license levy and petrol levy, are set to remain at $113.94 for the next two years,
And the average work levies paid by employers and self-employed people will decrease from 72 cents to 67 cents per $100 of liable earnings.
The government estimates the changes will save Kiwi businesses $100 million over two years.
the levy was a waste of time, the government needs to stop letting unsafe cars into the country, like the ANCAP 1 star great wall vehicles and any other vehicle that doesn’t meet an ANCAP 4 or even 5 star crash safety rating. Accidents happen and the higher road toll is not to do with speeding, its all the extra people and cars on the road in poor crash safety ratings. they keep putting the focus on speeding when its not the speed that created the accident.