How this impacts you > Motorcyclists
Changes we’re proposing to motorcycle levies
If you own a motorcycle, we’re proposing changes that will impact how we calculate your levy.Use the links to click through to each of the proposals. Here you can have your say and give feedback.
Every three years everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand has the chance to give feedback on the levies that ACC charges to pay for the support and services we provide for injured people.
Motorcyclists have little protection in a crash, which contributes to the cost of supporting recovery from injuries and their passengers. We require $439.3 million in levies (equivalent to $1,394 per motorbike) to support injured motorcycle riders and their passengers to recover from injuries we expect over the next three years.
Levies collected from motorcycle owners cover some of the cost of injuries that involve motorcycles on public roads.
Levy consultation is split into two parts.
We consult on proposed changes to levy rates and other changes to incentives or how levy payers are grouped together. These are called proposed changes to the levy system.
Proposed increases to levy rates
The average levy per vehicle is proposed to increase as set out below.
| Motor Vehicle Account | Current (2024/25) | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2026/27 |
| Levy per vehicle | $113.94 | $122.84 | $131.94 | $141.69 |
| Year on year change | +7.8% | +7.4% | +7.4% |
Levy rates need to keep pace with rising costs and at the same time ensure that the amount of assets held by ACC is sufficient to pay for the future costs of claims. This ensures we do not need to raise more money from future levy payers to pay for the cost of today’s claims.
Proposed increases to the Motor Vehicle Account.
Proposed changes to the levy system
ACC proposes increasing the levy contribution that motorcycle owners make to the costs of injuries from accidents involving motorcycles.
The Minister for ACC proposes adding a new class of motorcycles, 0-250cc, and moving the boundary between medium-sized and large motorcycles from 600cc to 750cc.
The Minister for ACC proposes reducing levies by 25% for riders who’ve had advanced rider training within the past two years.
