PART 4Excise duties and other taxes

Vehicle excise duty

187VED rates for light passenger vehicles, light goods vehicles, motorcycles etc

(1)

Schedule 1 to VERA 1994 (annual rates of duty) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1 (general)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule otherwise than with engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,549cc), for “£220” substitute “ £225 ”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2A) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,549cc), for “£135” substitute “ £140 ”.

(3)

In paragraph 1B (graduated rates of duty for light passenger vehicles)—

(a)

for the tables substitute—
“TABLE 1Rates payable on first vehicle licence for vehicle

CO2 emissions figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Reduced rate

Standard rate

g/km

g/km

£

£

130

140

115

125

140

150

130

140

150

165

165

175

165

175

275

285

175

185

325

335

185

200

465

475

200

225

610

620

225

255

830

840

255

1055

1065

TABLE 2Rates payable on any other vehicle licence for vehicle

CO2 emissions figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Reduced rate

Standard rate

g/km

g/km

£

£

100

110

10

20

110

120

20

30

120

130

95

105

130

140

115

125

140

150

130

140

150

165

165

175

165

175

190

200

175

185

210

220

185

200

250

260

200

225

270

280

225

255

465

475

255

480

490”;

(b)

in the sentence immediately following the tables, for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a)

in column (3), in the last two rows, “270” were substituted for “465” and “ 480 ”, and

(b)

in column (4), in the last two rows, “280” were substituted for “475” and “ 490 ”.”

(4)

In paragraph 1J (VED rates for light goods vehicles)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£215” substitute “ £220 ”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£135” substitute “ £140 ”.

(5)

In paragraph 2(1) (VED rates for motorcycles)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£16” substitute “ £17 ”,

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£36” substitute “ £37 ”,

(c)

in paragraph (c), for “£55” substitute “ £57 ”, and

(d)

in paragraph (d), for “£76” substitute “ £78 ”.

(6)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2013.