The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023

CRTS credits: car clubs (CRTS participants)

20.—(1) Subject to paragraph (6), a CRTS participant acquires half a CRTS credit for a scheme year (in addition to any CRTS credit acquired under article 19 where applicable) for each ZE car or ZE SPV of category M1—

(a)of which it is the manufacturer and which is registered during the scheme year; and

(b)which is to be used exclusively by a car club for the provision of a car club service for a period of 18 months from the date it is registered.

(2) The administrator must record in the registry the expiry of a half CRTS credit acquired by a CRTS participant under paragraph (1) if—

(a)the administrator gives written notice to the CRTS participant that it is satisfied that a ZE car or ZE SPV of category M1 mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is not being, or has not been, used in accordance with paragraph (1)(b); and

(b)the CRTS participant has not traded that half CRTS credit in accordance with article 25 nor surrendered it in accordance with article 27.

(3) Where a CRTS participant receives, before 1st November 2031, a notice from the administrator in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) and it has traded in accordance with article 25, or surrendered in accordance with article 27, a half CRTS credit acquired under paragraph (1) to which that notice applies, that participant must account for each such half CRTS credit in accordance with article 27(1)(b).

(4) A CRTS participant must comply with the obligation in paragraph (3)—

(a)for the scheme year for which the administrator is satisfied that a ZE car or ZE SPV of category M1 is not being, or has not been, used in accordance with paragraph (1)(b); or

(b)for the 2030 scheme year, where the administrator is so satisfied after the end of 2030 scheme year but before 1st November 2031.

(5) The administrator may not give a notice in accordance with paragraph (2)(a) where—

(a)a car club has ceased to use a ZE car or ZE SPV for the purposes of offering a car club service because the vehicle has sustained damage; and

(b)the Secretary of State has been notified of that in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 of Schedule 3A to the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002(1).

(6) A CRTS participant may not acquire a number of CRTS credits for a scheme year in accordance with this article which exceeds 2.5% of the number of cars, vans and SPVs of which that participant is the manufacturer and which were registered during the scheme year.