ACC paid $30,324 for crash data from Monash University's Accident Research Centre and the cost is expected to rise in future. Meanwhile 2900 vehicles have dropped from having the best risk rating to the worst. Labour ACC spokeswoman Sue Moroney said there could not be such a big jump based solely on new crash data and said the original data was "fundamentally flawed". ACC rolled out the new vehicle licensing system last year with band 1 representing the vehicle posing the highest risk to road users and band 4 being the lowest risk. As of March 31, it also spent $1.028 million on reviewing the new system and had budgeted a further $847,000 for the cost of maintenance and the ongoing review/development of its vehicle risk rating system in 2016/17.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 22, 2016 17:01 UTC