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MOTORCYCLE AND SCOOTER RIDERS
TO PROTEST THE CTP RIP-OFF ON
NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE DAY The Motorcycle Council of NSW (MCC of NSW) has declared Tuesday, 31 August, 2010, to be National Motorcycle Day. 
On that day, at 12 noon, the street in front of the NSW Parliament will be awash with motorcycle and scooter riders of all ages who will have gathered to show parliamentarians their disgust at the blatant cash-grab that has become the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme under the Keneally government. “I am calling on anyone who has ever enjoyed the freedom of a motorcycle or scooter to join us as we let the government of NSW and the insurance companies know we will not be their CTP cash-cows any longer,” said the chairman of the NSW Motorcycle Council, Rob Colligan. “I am also calling on all car drivers for support as we all know drivers are also getting ripped off,” Mr Colligan continued. “For too long, the legislation that governs CTP , which is a wretched legacy from the Carr Government in 1999, has been letting the insurance companies do as they please without any transparency in what is a compulsory insurance scheme.” Motorcycle parking has been arranged in Hospital Road, and if you aren’t riding to work, the MCC of NSW would encourage you to wear your helmet on the train, bus or ferry to show your support. The MCC is also asking all motorcycle business to close their doors from 11am until 2pm in a display of unity “August 31st will become the day that the people of NSW, led by motorcycle and scooter riders, tell the State Government and the Insurance Companies, that we have had enough of paying too much,” Mr Colligan stated. “A compulsory scheme should not be making insurance companies rich.” THE MCC of NSW
United we ride - Divided we walk For further information and all media enquiries please contact:
Rob Colligan – Chairman MCC of NSW
0401227731 The Motorcycle Council of NSW(MCC of NSW) was established in 1982 is the state’s pre-eminent motorcycle advisory group and represents 40,000 motorcycle riders from 38 social clubs and motorcycling organisations.
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