Just sometimes travelling around Auckland is so bad that us JAFA’s have to treat it as fantasy. Either that or double the intake of G&T or Prozac, whichever is your preferred tranq.

Bwucie, exactly - and one of the main contibutors to our decison to move from Auckland many moons ago.

But, the point I'm trying to make here is that there is no doubt that some form of congestion charging is going to happen in Auckland. It will involve the Bridge, quite possibly double any charge of any other entry point in Auckland. If people want to get charged for riding a motorcycle into or through Auckland then great, do nothing and don't give a toss about it. Me, I like to think that as a motorcyclist I do my bit to reduce congestion on our roads (nothwithstanding that it is my prefered form of transport in the first place), minimise the environmental footprint of our vehicles, use less gas etc. As such I think this should be acknowledged and I should be rewarded by not having to pay congestion charges for doing so. If we can encourage the powers that be to think about motorcyclists a bit more when they make decisions there can be positive spin-offs for the industry as a whole. For example, an exception from congestion charging may well prompt others to think about getting a bike rather than a poxy second-hand Jap import. I'm well in favour of more bikes on the road than cars.

We have a sizable membership in BMWOR now. Time we had a bit of a voice in matters of this nature, don't ya think?