SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 Annual rates of duty

Part VIII Goods vehicles

Tractive units exceeding 7,500 kilograms train weight

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F1Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3),F2and F11paragraphs 11C and 11D the annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit which F15... has F3a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms shall be determined in accordance with the following F12tables by reference to—

a

the F4revenue 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.

F13Table 1Tractive unit with two axles

Revenue weight of vehicle

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Any no of semi-trailer axles

2 or more semi-trailer axles

3 or more semi-trailer axles

kgs

kgs

£

£

£

3,500

11,999

165

165

165

11,999

22,000

80

80

80

22,000

23,000

84

80

80

23,000

25,000

151

80

80

25,000

26,000

265

100

80

26,000

28,000

265

146

80

28,000

31,000

300

300

80

31,000

33,000

560

560

210

33,000

34,000

560

609

210

34,000

38,000

690

690

560

38,000

44,000

850

850

850

Table 2Tractive unit with three or more axles

Revenue weight of vehicle

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Any no of semi-trailer axles

2 or more semi-trailer axles

3 or more semi-trailer axles

kgs

kgs

£

£

£

3,500

11,999

165

165

165

11,999

25,000

80

80

80

25,000

26,000

100

80

80

26,000

28,000

146

80

80

28,000

29,000

210

80

80

29,000

31,000

289

80

80

31,000

33,000

560

210

80

33,000

34,000

609

300

80

34,000

36,000

609

300

210

36,000

38,000

690

560

300

38,000

44,000

850

850

560

F52

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, F6...

b

to any tractive unit which is an island goods vehicle with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms, F7and

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.

F53

The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a tractive unit F8which—

F16a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

b

has a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms, and

c

is not an island goods vehicle,

shall be F14£1,585.

F54

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 F9which—

F17a

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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.

F105

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