Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

Section 2.

SCHEDULE 1U.K. Annual rates of duty

Part IU.K. General

[F11(1)[F2Except in the case of a vehicle having an engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding [F31,549 cubic centimetres], the] annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle in respect of which no other annual rate is specified by this Schedule is [F4the general rate]U.K.

(2)The general rate is [F5£185].

[F6(2A)In the case of a vehicle having an engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding [F71,549 cubic centimetres], the general rate is [F8£120].]

[F9(2B)For the purposes of this Schedule the cylinder capacity of an engine shall be calculated in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.]

F10(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F10(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F11Part IAU.K. Light passenger vehicles: graduated rates of duty

Vehicles to which this Part appliesU.K.

1A(1)This Part of this Schedule applies to a vehicle which—U.K.

(a)is first registered on or after 1st March 2001, and

(b)is so registered on the basis of an EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate that—

(i)identifies the vehicle as having been approved as a light passenger vehicle, and

(ii)specifies a CO₂ emissions figure in terms of grams per kilometre driven.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i) a “light passenger vehicle” means a vehicle within Category M1 of Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC (vehicle with at least four wheels used for carriage of passengers and comprising no more than 8 seats in addition to the driver’s seat).

(3)For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule “the applicable CO₂ emissions figure” is—

(a)where the EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate specifies only one CO₂ emissions figure, that figure, and

(b)where it specifies more than one, the figure specified as the CO₂ emissions (combined) figure.

(4)Where the car is registered on the basis of an EC certificate of conformity, or UK approval certificate, that specifies separate CO₂ emissions figures in terms of grams per kilometre driven for different fuels, “the applicable CO₂ emissions figure” is the lowest figure specified or, in a case within sub-paragraph (3)(b), the lowest CO₂ emissions (combined) figure specified.

(5)If a vehicle is on first registration a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies—

(a)its status as such a vehicle, and

(b)the applicable CO₂ emissions figure,

are not affected by any subsequent modification of the vehicle.

Graduated rates of dutyU.K.

[F121BU.K.The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies shall be determined in accordance with [F13the following table] by reference to—

(a)the applicable CO₂ emissions figure, and

(b)whether the vehicle qualifies for the reduced rate of duty [F14or is liable to the standard] rate of duty.

The table has effect in relation to vehicles first registered before 23 March 2006 as if—

(a)in column (3), in the last row, “ 195 ” were substituted for “385”, and

(b)in column (4), in the last row, “ 210 ” were substituted for “400”.]]

The reduced rateU.K.

1C(1)A vehicle qualifies for the reduced rate of duty if condition A, B or C below is met.U.K.

[F16(2)Condition A is that the vehicle—

(a)is constructed—

(i)so as to be propelled by a relevant type of fuel, or

(ii)so as to be capable of being propelled by any of a number of relevant types of fuel, or

(b)is constructed or modified—

(i)so as to be propelled by a prescribed type of fuel, or

(ii)so as to be capable of being propelled by any of a number of prescribed types of fuel,

and complies with any other requirements prescribed for the purposes of this condition.]

(3)Condition B is that the vehicle—

(a)incorporates before its first registration equipment enabling it to meet such vehicle emission standards as may be prescribed for the purposes of this condition, and

(b)has incorporated such equipment since its first registration.

(4)Condition C is that the vehicle is of a description certified by the Secretary of State, before the vehicle’s first registration, as meeting such vehicle emission standards as may be prescribed for the purposes of this condition.

(5)The Secretary of State may make provision by regulations—

(a)for the making of an application to the Secretary of State for the issue of a certificate under sub-paragraph (4);

(b)for the manner in which any determination of whether to issue such a certificate on such an application is to be made;

(c)for the examination of one or more vehicles of the description to which the application relates, for the purposes of the determination mentioned in paragraph (b), by such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed;

(d)for a fee to be paid for such an examination;

(e)for the form and content of such a certificate;

(f)for the revocation, cancellation or surrender of such a certificate;

(g)for the fact that such a certificate is, or is not, in force in respect of a description of vehicle to be treated as having conclusive effect for the purposes of this Act as to such matters as may be prescribed; and

(h)for appeals against any determination not to issue such a certificate.

[F17(6)In this paragraph—

• “bioethanol” has the meaning given in section 2AB of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979,

• “relevant type of fuel” means—

  (a)

  bioethanol, or

  (b)

  a mixture of bioethanol and unleaded petrol, if the proportion of bioethanol by volume is at least 85%, and

• “unleaded petrol” has the meaning given in section 1(3C) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979.

(7)The Secretary of State may, with the consent of the Treasury, by regulations amend sub-paragraph (6).]

[F18 The standard rate]U.K.

[F181DU.K.A vehicle is liable to the standard rate of duty if it does not qualify for the reduced rate of duty.]

The premium rateU.K.

F19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

Meaning of “prescribed”U.K.

1FU.K.In this Part of this Schedule “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State with the consent of the Treasury.

Meaning of “EC certificate of conformity” and “UK approval certificate”U.K.

1G(1)References in this Part of this Schedule to an “EC certificate of conformity” are to a certificate of conformity issued by a manufacturer under any provision of the law of a Member State implementing Article 6 of Council Directive 70/156/EEC, as amended.U.K.

(2)References in this Part of this Schedule to a “UK approval certificate” are to a certificate issued under—

(a)section 58(1) or (4) of the M1Road Traffic Act 1988, or

(b)Article 31A(4) or (5) of the M2Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1981.]

Part IBU.K. Light goods vehicles

Vehicles to which this Part appliesU.K.

1H(1)This Part of this Schedule applies to a vehicle which—U.K.

(a)is first registered on or after 1st March 2001, and

(b)is so registered on the basis of an EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate that identifies the vehicle as having been approved as a light goods vehicle.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1)(b) a “light goods vehicle” means a vehicle within Category N1 of Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC (vehicle with four or more wheels used for carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes).

(3)If a vehicle is on first registration a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies its status as such a vehicle is not affected by a subsequent modification of the vehicle.

(4)In this paragraph “EC certificate of conformity” and “UK approval certificate” have the same meaning as in Part IA of this Schedule.

Annual rate of dutyU.K.

[F201JU.K.The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is—

(a)if the vehicle is not a [F21pre-2007 or post-2008] lower-emission van, [F22£180];

(b)if the vehicle is a [F23pre-2007 or post-2008] lower-emission van, [F24£120].

1KU.K. For the purposes of paragraph 1J, a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is a “[F25pre-2007 lower-emission van]” if—

(a)the vehicle is first registered on or after 1st March 2003 [F26and before 1st January 2007], and

(b)the limit values given for the vehicle by the Table (which is extracted from the new table inserted in section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I of Council Directive 70/220/EEC by Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) are not exceeded during a Type I test.

1LU.K.In paragraph 1K—

• “Type I test” means a test as described in section 5.3 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC as amended (test for simulating/verifying the average tailpipe emissions after a cold start and carried out using the procedure described in Annex III of that Directive as amended);

• “the reference mass” of a vehicle means the mass of the vehicle with bodywork and, in the case of a towing vehicle, with coupling device, if fitted by the manufacturer, in running order, or mass of the chassis or chassis with cab, without bodywork and/or coupling device if the manufacturer does not fit the bodywork and/or coupling device (including liquids and tools, and spare wheel if fitted, and with the fuel tank filled to 90% and the other liquid containing systems, except those for used water, to 100% of the capacity specified by the manufacturer), increased by a uniform mass of 100 kilograms;

• “CO” means mass of carbon monoxide;

• “HC” means mass of hydrocarbons;

• “NO_x” means mass of oxides of nitrogen;

• “PM” means mass of particulates (for compression ignition engines).]

[F271MFor the purposes of paragraph 1J, a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is a “post-2008 lower-emission van” if—

(a)the vehicle is first registered on or after 1 January 2009 and before 1 January 2011,

(b)it is a vehicle to which Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council applies (see Article 2 of that Regulation),

(c)it is powered by a compression ignition engine, and

(d)the emissions from it do not exceed any of the emission limit values specified in Table 1 of Annex 1 to that Regulation in relation to vehicles so powered.]

Part IIU.K. Motorcycles

2[F28(1)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a motorcycle that does not exceed 450 kilograms in weight unladen is—U.K.

(a)if the cylinder capacity of the engine does not exceed 150 cubic centimetres, £15;

(b)if the vehicle is a motorbicycle and the cylinder capacity of the engine exceeds 150 cubic centimetres but does not exceed 400 cubic centimetres, [F29£33];

(c)if the vehicle is a motorbicycle and the cylinder capacity of the engine exceeds 400 cubic centimetres but does not exceed 600 cubic centimetres, [F30£48];

(d)in any other case, [F31£66].]

F32(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)In this paragraph—

• “motorcycle” means a motorbicycle or a motortricycle [F33but does not include an electrically propelled vehicle],

• “motorbicycle” includes a two-wheeled motor scooter, a bicycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power and a motorbicycle to which a side-car is attached, and

• “motortricycle” includes a three-wheeled motor scooter and a tricycle with an attachment for propelling it by mechanical power.

F34(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F35Part IIIU.K. Buses

F363(1)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a bus [F37with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are not satisfied] is—U.K.

(a)if its seating capacity is nine to sixteen, the same as the basic goods vehicle rate;

(b)if its seating capacity is seventeen to thirty-five, 133 per cent. of the basic goods vehicle rate;

(c)if its seating capacity is thirty-six to sixty, 200 per cent. of the basic goods vehicle rate;

(d)if its seating capacity is over sixty, 300 per cent. of the basic goods vehicle rate.

[F38(1A)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a bus with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied is [F39£165] .]

(2)In this paragraph “bus” means a vehicle which—

(a)is a public service vehicle (within the meaning given by section 1 of the M3Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981), and

(b)is not an excepted vehicle [F40which is not a concessionary vehicle and which is].

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph an excepted vehicle is—

(a)a vehicle which has a seating capacity under nine,

(b)a vehicle which is a community bus,

(c)a vehicle used under a permit granted under section 19 of the M4Transport Act 1985 (educational and other bodies) and used in circumstances where the requirements mentioned in subsection (2) of that section are met, or

(d)a vehicle used under a permit granted under section 10B of the M5Transport Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (educational and other bodies) and used in circumstances where the requirements mentioned in subsection (2) of that section are met.

(4)In sub-paragraph (3)(b) “community bus” means a vehicle—

(a)used on public roads solely in accordance with a community bus permit (within the meaning given by section 22 of the M6Transport Act 1985), and

(b)not used for providing a service under an agreement providing for service subsidies (within the meaning given by section 63(10)(b) of that Act).

(5)For the purposes of this paragraph the seating capacity of a vehicle shall be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(6)In sub-paragraph (1) references to the basic goods vehicle rate are to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9, to a rigid goods vehicle [F41which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

(b)falls]

within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.

(7)Where an amount arrived at in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) is an amount—

(a)which is not a multiple of £10, and

(b)which on division by ten does not produce a remainder of £5,

the rate is the amount arrived at rounded (either up or down) to the nearest amount which is a multiple of £10.

(8)Where an amount arrived at in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) is an amount which on division by ten produces a remainder of £5, the rate is the amount arrived at increased by £5.]

Part IVU.K.[F42SPECIAL VEHICLES]

4(1)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a [F43special vehicle is the same as the basic goods vehicle rate].U.K.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) [F44“special vehicle” means a vehicle which has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms [F45which is not a special concessionary vehicle]]—

F46(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F46(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F47(bb)a vehicle falling within sub-paragraph (2A) or (2B),]

(c)a digging machine,

(d)a mobile crane,

[F48(dd)mobile pumping vehicle,]

(e)a works truck, or

[F49(ee) a road roller.]

(f). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F50(2A)A vehicle falls within this sub-paragraph if—

(a)it is designed or adapted for use for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description; but

(b)it is not so used or is not so used for hire or reward or for or in connection with a trade or business.

(2B)A vehicle falls within this sub-paragraph if—

(a)it is designed or adapted for use with a semi-trailer attached; but

(b)it is not so used or, if it is so used, the semi-trailer is not used for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description.]

(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)In sub-paragraph (2)(c) “digging machine” means a vehicle which is designed, constructed and used for the purpose of trench digging, or any kind of excavating or shovelling work, and which—

(a)is used on public roads only for that purpose or for the purpose of proceeding to and from the place where it is to be or has been used for that purpose, and

(b)when so proceeding does not carry any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or equipment.

(5)In sub-paragraph (2)(d) “mobile crane” means a vehicle which is designed and constructed as a mobile crane and which—

(a)is used on public roads only as a crane in connection with work carried on on a site in the immediate vicinity or for the purpose of proceeding to and from a place where it is to be or has been used as a crane, and

(b)when so proceeding does not carry any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or equipment.

[F51(5A)In sub-paragraph (2)(dd) “mobile pumping vehicle” means a vehicle—

(a)which is constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of a pump and a jib satisfying the requirements specified in sub-paragraph (5B),

(b)which is used on public roads only—

(i)when the vehicle is stationary and the pump is being used to pump material from a point in the immediate vicinity to another such point, or

(ii)for the purpose of proceeding to and from a place where the pump is to be or has been used, and

(c)which, when so proceeding, does not carry—

(i)the material that is to be or has been pumped, or

(ii)any other load except such as is necessary for the propulsion or equipment of the vehicle or for the operation of the pump.

(5B)The requirements are that each of the pump and the jib is—

(a)built in as part of the vehicle, and

(b)designed so that material pumped by the pump is delivered to a desired height or depth through piping that—

(i)is attached to the pump and the jib, and

(ii)is raised or lowered to that height or depth by operation of the jib.]

(6)In sub-paragraph (2)(e) “works truck” means a goods vehicle which is—

(a)designed for use in private premises, and

(b)used on public roads only—

(i)for carrying goods between private premises and a vehicle on a road in the immediate vicinity,

(ii)in passing from one part of private premises to another or between private premises and other private premises in the immediate vicinity, or

(iii)in connection with road works at or in the immediate vicinity of the site of the works.

[F52(7)In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to the basic goods vehicle rate is to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9, to a rigid goods vehicle [F53which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

(b)falls]

within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.]

F54Part IVAU.K.

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Part VU.K. Recovery vehicles

5(1)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a recovery vehicle [F66is—U.K.

[F67(a)if it has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 25,000 kilograms, the same as the basic goods vehicle rate;]

(c)if it has a revenue weight exceeding 25,000 kilograms, [F68250] per cent. of the basic goods vehicle rate.]

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “recovery vehicle” means a vehicle which is constructed or permanently adapted primarily for any one or more of the purposes of lifting, towing and transporting a disabled vehicle.

(3)A vehicle is not a recovery vehicle if at any time it is used for a purpose other than—

(a)the recovery of a disabled vehicle,

(b)the removal of a disabled vehicle from the place where it became disabled to premises at which it is to be repaired or scrapped,

(c)the removal of a disabled vehicle from premises to which it was taken for repair to other premises at which it is to be repaired or scrapped,

(d)carrying fuel and other liquids required for its propulsion and tools and other articles required for the operation of, or in connection with, apparatus designed to lift, tow or transport a disabled vehicle, and

(e)any purpose prescribed for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(4)At any time when a vehicle is being used for either of the purposes specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (3), use for—

(a)the carriage of a person who, immediately before the vehicle became disabled, was the driver of or a passenger in the vehicle,

(b)the carriage of any goods which, immediately before the vehicle became disabled, were being carried in the vehicle, or

(c)any purpose prescribed for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by regulations made by the Secretary of State,

shall be disregarded in determining whether the vehicle is a recovery vehicle.

(5)A vehicle is not a recovery vehicle if at any time the number of vehicles which it is used to recover exceeds a number specified for the purposes of this sub-paragraph by an order made by the Secretary of State.

F69(5A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F70(6)In sub-paragraph (1) references to the basic goods vehicle rate are to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9, to a rigid goods vehicle [F71which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

(b)falls] within column 3 of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms

F70(7)Where an amount arrived at in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) is an amount—

(a)which is not a multiple of £10, and

(b)which on division by ten does not produce a remainder of £5,

the rate is the amount arrived at rounded (either up or down) to the nearest amount which is a multiple of £10.

F70(8)Where an amount arrived at in accordance with sub-paragraph (1)(b) or (c) is an amount which on division by ten produces a remainder of £5, the rate is the amount arrived at increased by £5.]

Part VIU.K. Vehicles used for exceptional loads

6(1)This paragraph applies to a vehicle which is—U.K.

(a)a heavy motor car used for the carriage of exceptional loads, or

(b)a heavy locomotive, light locomotive or motor tractor used to draw trailers carrying exceptional loads.

[F72and which is not a special concessionary vehicle.]

(2)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle to which this paragraph applies in respect of use for the carriage of exceptional loads, or to draw trailers carrying exceptional loads, which is authorised by virtue of an order under—

(a)section 44 of the M7Road Traffic Act 1988, or

[F73(b)Article 60 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995,]

[F75(2A)The rate referred to in sub-paragraph (2) is—

(a)in the case of a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are not satisfied, [F76£2,585]]; and

(b)in the case of a vehicle with respect to which those requirements are satisfied, [F77£2,085].

(3)For the purposes of this paragraph an exceptional load is a load which—

(a)by reason of its dimensions cannot be carried by a heavy motor car or trailer, or a combination of a heavy motor car and trailer, which complies in all respects with requirements of regulations under section 41 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 or (in Northern Ireland) [F78Article 55 of the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995], or

(b)by reason of its weight cannot be carried by a heavy motor car or trailer, or a combination of a heavy motor car and trailer, which has a total laden weight of not more than [F7941,000] kilograms and which complies in all respects with such requirements.

F80(3A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)Expressions used in this paragraph and in the Road Traffic Act 1988 or the [F81the Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995] have the same meanings in this paragraph as in that Act or Order.

Part VIIU.K. Haulage vehicles

7(1)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a haulage vehicle is—U.K.

[F82(a)if it is a showman’s vehicle, the same as the basic goods vehicle rate;

(b)in any other case, [F83the rate specified in sub-paragraph (3A)].]

(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “haulage vehicle” means a vehicle (other than a vehicle to which Part IV, F84. . . V or VI applies) which is constructed and used on public roads solely for haulage and not for the purpose of carrying or having superimposed on it any load except such as is necessary for its propulsion or equipment.

[F85(3)In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to the basic goods vehicle rate is to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9, to a rigid goods vehicle [F86which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

(b)falls]within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms

[F87(3A)The rate referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is—

(a)in the case of a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are not satisfied, £350; and

(b)in the case of a vehicle with respect to which those requirements are satisfied, [F88£165]]

F89(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F89(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F89(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Part VIIIU.K. Goods vehicles

Basic rateU.K.

F908U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rigid goods vehicles exceeding 7,500 kilograms plated gross weight or relevant maximum weightU.K.

9(1)[F91Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3),]the annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a rigid goods vehicle which [F92is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollutionrequirements are satisfied and which] has [F93a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms] shall be determined in accordance with the following table by reference to—U.K.

(a)the [F94the revenue weight] of the vehicle, and

(b)the number of axles on the vehicle.

[F96(2)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable—

(a)to any rigid goods vehicle which is a showman’s goodsvehicle with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms, F97. . .

(b)to any rigid goods vehicle which is an island goods vehicle with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms, [F98and

(c)to any rigid goods vehicle which is used loaded only in connection with a person learning to drive the vehicle or taking a driving test,]

shall be the basic goods vehicle rate.

(3)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a rigid goods vehicle [F99which—.

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied,

(b)has a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms, and

(c)is not an island goods vehicle,

shall be [F100£2,585].]

(4)In sub-paragraph (2) the reference to the basic goods vehicle rate is to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1), to a rigid goods vehicle [F101which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

(b)falls] within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms

F102(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F1039A(1)This paragraph applies to a rigid goods vehicle which—U.K.

(a)is a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied;

(b)is not a vehicle for which the annual rate of vehicle excise duty is determined under paragraph 9(2); and

(c)has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms.

(2)Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a rigid goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies shall be determined in accordance with the table set out in paragraph 9B by reference to—

(a)the revenue weight of the vehicle, and

(b)the number of axles on the vehicle.

(3)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a rigid goods vehicle to which this paragraph applies which has a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms shall be[F104£2,085].]

F1059BU.K.That table is as follows—

10(1)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable, in accordance with [F107paragraphs 9 and 9A], to a rigid goods vehicle which has a [F108revenue weight] exceeding 12,000 kilograms [F109, which does not fall within paragraph 9(2)(b)or (c)] and which is used for drawing a trailer which—U.K.

(a)has a [F110plated gross weight] exceeding 4,000 kilograms, and

(b)when so drawn, is used for the conveyance of goods or burden,

shall be increased by the amount of the supplement (the “trailer supplement”) which is appropriate to the [F110plated gross weight] of the trailer being drawn.

(2)Where the plated gross weight F111. . . of the trailer—

(a)exceeds 4,000 kilograms, but

(b)does not exceed 12,000 kilograms,

the amount of the trailer supplement is [F112£165].

(3)Where the plated gross weight F113. . . of the trailer exceeds 12,000 kilograms, the amount of the trailer supplement is [F114£230].

[F115(3A)F116. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3B)F116. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F115(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

Tractive units exceeding 7,500 kilograms train weightU.K.

11(1)[F117Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3),][F118and paragraph 11C]the annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit which [F119is not a vehicle with respect to which thr reduced pollution requirements are satified and which] has [F120a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms] shall be determined in accordance with the following table by reference to—U.K.

(a)the [F121revenue weight] of the tractive unit,

(b)the number of axles on the tractive unit, and

(c)the types of semi-trailers, distinguished according to the number of their axles, which are to be drawn by it.

[F123(2)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable—

(a)to any tractive unit which is a showman’s goods vehicle with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms, F124. . .

(b)to any tractive unit which is an island goods vehicle with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms, [F125and

(c)to any tractive unit to which a semi-trailer is attached which is used loaded only in connection with a person learning to drive the tractive unit or taking a driving test,]

shall be the basic goods vehicle rate.

F123(3)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit [F126which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied,

(b)has a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms, and

(c)is not an island goods vehicle,

shall be [F127£2,585].]

F123(4)In sub-paragraph (2) the reference to the basic goods vehicle rate is to the rate applicable, by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 9, to a rigid goods vehicle [F128which—

(a)is not a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied; and

(b)falls] within column (3) of the table in that sub-paragraph and has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms and not exceeding 7,500 kilograms.

F129(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

[F13011A(1)This paragraph applies to a tractive unit which—U.K.

(a)is a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are satisfied;

(b)is not a vehicle for which the annual rate of vehicle excise duty is determined under paragraph 11(2); and

(c)has a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms.

(2)Subject to sub-paragraph (3) [F131and paragraph 11C]], the annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit to which this paragraph applies shall be determined, in accordance with the table set out in paragraph 11B, by reference to—

(a)the revenue weight of the tractive unit,

(b)the number of axles on the tractive unit, and

(c)the types of semi-trailers, distinguished according to the number of their axles, which are to be drawn by it.

(3)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit to which this paragraph applies which has a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms shall be [F132£2,085].

F13311BU.K.That table is as follows—

[F13511C(1)This paragraph applies to a tractive unit that—U.K.

(a)has a revenue weight exceeding 41,000 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms,

(b)has 3 or more axles and is used exclusively for the conveyance of semi-trailers with 3 or more axles,

(c)is of a type that could lawfully be used on a public road immediately before 21st March 2000, and

(d)complies with the requirements in force immediately before that date for use on a public road.

(2)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle to which this paragraph applies is—

(a)in the case of a vehicle with respect to which the reduced pollution requirements are not satisfied, [F136£650]];

(b)in the case of a vehicle with respect to which those requirements are satisfied, £280.

Farmers’ goods vehicles and showmen’s goods vehiclesU.K.

F13712U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vehicles with reduced plated weightsU.K.

13(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that, on an application relating to a goods vehicle which is made in accordance with the regulations, the vehicle is treated for the purposes of this Part as if [F138its revenue weight were such lower weight as may be specified] in the application.U.K.

(2)The regulations may provide that the treatment of the vehicle as being of a lower weight is subject to—

(a)conditions prescribed by the regulations, or

(b)such further conditions as the Secretary of State may think fit to impose in any particular case.

Vehicles for conveying machinesU.K.

14U.K.A vehicle which—

(a)is constructed or adapted for use and used for the conveyance of a machine or device and no other load except articles used in connection with the machine or device,

F139(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F139(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

is chargeable with vehicle excise duty at the rate which would be applicable to it if the machine or device were burden even if it is built in as part of the vehicle.

Goods vehicles used partly for private purposesU.K.

F14015U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ExceptionsU.K.

16(1)This Part does not apply to—U.K.

(a)a vehicle to which Part II, IV, F141. . . V or VII applies, F142. . .

F142(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)This Part applies to a goods vehicle which is a vehicle to which paragraph 6 applies only if it is used on a public road and the use is not such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph.

Meaning of “trailer”U.K.

17(1)In this Part “trailer” does not include—U.K.

(a)an appliance constructed and used solely for the purpose of distributing on the road loose gritting material, [F143or]

(b)a snow plough,

F144(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F144(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F144(e). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F144(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F145 Meaning of “island goods vehicle”U.K.

F14618(1)In this Part “island goods vehicle” means any goods vehicle which—U.K.

(a)is kept for use wholly or partly on the roads of one or more small islands; and

(b)is not kept or used on any mainland road, except in a manner authorised by sub-paragraph (2) or (3).

(2)The keeping or use of a goods vehicle on a mainland road is authorised by this sub-paragraph if—

(a)the road is one used for travel between a landing place and premises where vehicles disembarked at that place are loaded or unloaded, or both;

(b)the length of the journey, using that road, from that landing place to those premises is not more than five kilometres;

(c)the vehicle in question is one which was disembarked at that landing place after a journey by sea which began on a small island; and

(d)the loading or unloading of that vehicle is to take place, or has taken place, at those premises.

(3)The keeping or use of a goods vehicle on a mainland road is authorised by this sub-paragraph if—

(a)that vehicle has a revenue weight not exceeding 17,000 kilograms;

(b)that vehicle is normally kept at a base or centre on a small island; and

(c)the only journeys for which that vehicle is used are ones that begin or end at that base or centre.

(4)References in this paragraph to a small island are references to any such island falling within sub-paragraph (5) as may be designated as a small island by an order made by the Secretary of State.

(5)An island falls within this sub-paragraph if—

(a)it has an area of 230,000 hectares or less; and

(b)the absence of a bridge, causeway, tunnel, ford or other way makes it at all times impracticable for road vehicles to be driven under their own power from that island as far as the mainland.

(6)The reference in sub-paragraph (5) to driving a road vehicle as far as the mainland is a reference to driving it as far as any public road in the United Kingdom which is not on an island with an area of 230,000 hectares or less and is not a road connecting two such islands.

(7)In this paragraph—

• “island” includes anything that is an island only when the tide reaches a certain height;

• “landing place” means any place at which vehicles are disembarked after sea journeys;

• “mainland road” means any public road in the United Kingdom, other than one which is on a small island or which connects two such islands; and

• “road vehicles” means vehicles which are designed or adapted primarily for being driven on roads and which do not have any special features for facilitating their being driven elsewhere;

and references in this paragraph to the loading or unloading of a vehicle include references to the loading or unloading of its trailer or semi-trailer.]

[F147 Other expressionsU.K.

F14819(1)In this Part “driving test” means any test of competence to drive mentioned in section 89(1) of the M8Road Traffic Act 1988.U.K.

(2)For the purposes of this Part a vehicle or a semi-trailer is used loaded if the vehicle or, as the case may be, the semi-trailer is used for the conveyance of goods or burden of any description.]