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| Thread ID: 126006 | 2012-08-01 05:49:00 | Rip off RUC | prefect (6291) | PC World Chat |
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| 1292102 | 2012-08-03 22:05:00 | I cant see the problem with the new system? My cars unladen weight is 990kg but gross weight is 1580kg! either way it has had a 2 tonne sticker. What I have never worked out is if the unladen weight is without a full tank of Diesel Full which weighs 66kgs or a average weight driver :) I checked our vehicle fleet at work and according to the old rules we have been ripping ourselves off by paying RUCS to the max gross weight for several years. The problem is now you have to pay for a 3 tonne sticker under the new rules. It has been banded and the lowest band is up to 3.5 tonnes. And your 2 tonne sticker was correct unless you and everything you put in the car weigh less the 10kg. Under the old rules the next weight up was 2 tonnes. |
McRuff (12291) | ||
| 1292103 | 2012-08-04 10:40:00 | The sooner all diesels are off the road with their soot, stench and noise the better. Left-handed people are next. ;) Properly maintained they are cleaner and certainly more efficant than many Petrol driven motors I see on the road. Follow behind me and you wont realise I got a diesel until I reach a big hill and start losing power faster than you (unless you got a1600cc or lower ;)) I became a diesel car convert when I realised that I could have the same model of car with a cost per KM saving of 10c Might not seem much but given the car use 50% less fuel than its petrol counterpart it is a significant saving to the budget, of course when I try to sneek out of the house unobserved the petrol has a stealth capability.....lol |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1292104 | 2012-08-04 10:43:00 | The problem is now you have to pay for a 3 tonne sticker under the new rules. It has been banded and the lowest band is up to 3.5 tonnes. And your 2 tonne sticker was correct unless you and everything you put in the car weigh less the 10kg. Under the old rules the next weight up was 2 tonnes. According to www.nzta.govt.nz No differance on my car cost wise. Edit:- Actually I did notice a differance!!! You can now get a 1,000km block minimum instead of the 2,000km blocks before. Kind pointless doing it that way though as a tank of fuel last me just over 1000kms...lol..shame that could not be done at the service station at time of fuel purchase. |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1292105 | 2012-08-04 11:01:00 | I spoke to soon after going to the online websiite I noted an increase of $4 on the 2k blocks I had been buying...grrrr. Time to drive in reverse :) | coldfront (15814) | ||
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