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46Vehicle excise dutyU.K.

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(1)VERA 1994 is amended as follows.

(2)In Schedule 1 (annual rates of duty)—

(a)in the heading to Part 1A (light passenger vehicles: graduated rates of duty) after “VEHICLES” insert “ REGISTERED BEFORE 1 APRIL 2017 ”;

(b)in paragraph 1A (vehicles to which Part 1A applies) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) for “on or after 1 March 2001” substitute “ , after 28 February 2001 but before 1 April 2017 ”;

(c)after Part 1A insert—

PART 1AA U.K.Light Passenger Vehicles Registered On or After 1 April 2017
1GAVehicles to which this Part applies etc

(1)This Part of this Schedule applies to a vehicle which—

(a)is first registered, under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, on or after 1 April 2017, and

(b)is so registered on the basis of an EU 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” has the meaning given by paragraph 1A(2).

(3)The following provisions of Part 1A of this Schedule apply for the purposes of this Part of this Schedule as they apply for the purposes of that Part—

(a)paragraph 1A(3) and (4) (meaning of “the applicable CO2 emissions figure”);

(b)paragraph 1A(5) (effect of subsequent modifications);

(c)paragraphs 1C and 1D (the reduced rate and the standard rate);

(d)paragraph 1G (meaning of “EU certificate of conformity” and “UK approval certificate”).

1GBExemption from paying duty on first vehicle licence for certain vehicles

(1)No vehicle excise duty shall be paid on the first vehicle licence for a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies if the vehicle is within sub-paragraph (2) or (3).

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

(a)its applicable CO2 emissions figure is 0 g/km, and

(b)it is not an exempt vehicle by reason of paragraph 25(4) of Schedule 2 (because of sub-paragraph (5) of that paragraph).

(3)A vehicle is within this sub-paragraph if—

(a)its applicable CO2 emissions figure exceeds 0 g/km but does not exceed 50 g/km, and

(b)condition A, B or C in paragraph 1C is met.

1GCGraduated rates of duty payable on first vehicle licence

For the purpose of determining the rate at which vehicle excise duty is to be paid on the first vehicle licence for a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies, the annual rate of duty applicable to the vehicle shall be determined in accordance with the following table by reference to—

(a)the applicable CO2 emissions figure, and

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

CO2 emissions figureRate
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Exceeding g/kmNot exceeding g/kmReduced rateStandard rate
05010
50751525
759090100
90100110120
100110130140
110130150160
130150190200
150170490500
170190790800
19022511901200
22525516901700
25519902000
1GDRates of duty payable on any other vehicle licence for vehicle

(1)For the purpose of determining the rate at which vehicle excise duty is to be paid on any other vehicle licence for a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies, the annual rate of vehicle excise applicable to the vehicle is—

(a)the reduced rate of £130, if the vehicle qualifies for the reduced rate, or

(b)the standard rate of £140, if the vehicle is liable to the standard rate.

(2)But sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where paragraph 1GE(2) or (4) applies.

1GEHigher rates of duty: vehicles with a price exceeding £40,000

(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies for the purpose of determining the rate at which vehicle excise duty is to be paid on any other vehicle licence for a vehicle to which this Part applies if—

(a)the price of the vehicle exceeds £40,000,

(b)the vehicle was first registered, under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, less than six years before the date on which the licence has effect, and

(c)the vehicle's applicable CO2 emissions figure exceeds 0 g/km.

(2)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to the vehicle is—

(a)£440, if the vehicle qualifies for the reduced rate, or

(b)£450, if the vehicle is liable to the standard rate.

(3)Sub-paragraph (4) applies for the purpose of determining the rate at which vehicle excise duty is to be paid on any other vehicle licence for a vehicle to which this Part applies if—

(a)the price of the vehicle exceeds £40,000;

(b)the vehicle was first registered, under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom, less than six years before the date on which the licence has effect, and

(c)the vehicle's applicable CO2 emissions figure is 0 g/km.

(4)The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to the vehicle is £310.

1GFCalculating the price of a vehicle

(1)For the purposes of paragraph 1GE(1)(a) and (3)(a) the price of a vehicle is—

(a)in a case where the vehicle has a list price, the sum of—

(i)that price, and

(ii)the price of any non-standard accessory which is attached to the vehicle when it is first registered under this Act, or

(b)in a case where the vehicle does not have a list price, its notional price.

(2)The reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a)(ii) to the price of a non-standard accessory is to—

(a)its list price, if it has one, or

(b)its notional price, if it has no list price.

(3)Sections 123, 124, 125 and 127 to 130 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 apply for the purpose of defining terms used in this paragraph as they apply for the purpose of defining terms used in Chapter 6 of Part 3 of that Act, but with the modifications specified in sub-paragraph (4).

(4)The modifications are as follows—

(a)references to a car are to be read as references to a vehicle;

(b)references to relevant taxes are to be read as not including references to vehicle excise duty;

(c)in section 124(1)(f) for the words from “qualifying” to the end substitute “ accessories attached to the vehicle when it was first registered under VERA 1994 ”;

(d)in section 125 omit subsection (1) and (2)(a);

(e)in section 127—

(i)in subsection (1) omit “initial extra”;

(ii)omit subsection (2).

(3)In Schedule 2 (exempt vehicles)—

(a)in paragraph 20G (electrically propelled vehicles)—

(i)the existing provision becomes sub-paragraph (1);

(ii)after that sub-paragraph insert—

(2)But a vehicle is not an exempt vehicle by reason of this paragraph if—

(a)it is a vehicle to which Part 1AA of Schedule 1 applies (light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017), and

(b)its price exceeds £40,000.

(3)Paragraph 1GF of Schedule 1 (calculating the price of a vehicle) applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b).;

(b)in paragraph 25 (light passenger vehicles with low CO2 emissions) after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

(4)A vehicle is an exempt vehicle if—

(a)it is a vehicle to which Part 1AA of Schedule 1 applies, and

(b)it has an applicable CO2 emissions figure (as defined in paragraph 1A(3) and (4) of that Schedule) of 0 g/km.

(5)But a vehicle is not an exempt vehicle by reason of sub-paragraph (4) if—

(a)its price exceeds £40,000, and

(b)less than six years have passed since it was first registered (whether under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom).

(6)Paragraph 1GF of Schedule 1 (calculating the price of a vehicle) applies for the purposes of sub-paragraph (5)(a).

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