PART 5Other taxes

Vehicle taxes

78Rates for light passenger or light goods vehicles, motorcycles etc

(1)

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

(2)

In paragraph 1 (general rate)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 1,549cc), for “£280” substitute “£295”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2A) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,549cc), for “£170” substitute “£180”.

(3)

In paragraph 1B (graduated rates for light passenger vehicles registered before 1 April 2017), for the Table substitute—

“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

125

135

130

140

155

165

140

150

170

180

150

165

210

220

165

175

255

265

175

185

280

290

185

200

320

330

200

225

350

360

225

255

605

615

255

620

630”.

(4)

In the sentence immediately following the Table in that paragraph, for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a)

in column (3), in the last two rows, “350” were substituted for “605” and “620”, and

(b)

in column (4), in the last two rows, “360” were substituted for “615” and “630”.”

(5)

In paragraph 1GC (graduated rates for first licence for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017), for Table 1 (vehicles other than higher rate diesel vehicles) substitute—

“CO2 emissions figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Reduced rate

Standard rate

g/km

g/km

£

£

0

50

0

10

50

75

15

25

75

90

110

120

90

100

140

150

100

110

160

170

110

130

180

190

130

150

220

230

150

170

575

585

170

190

935

945

190

225

1410

1420

225

255

2005

2015

255

2355

2365”.

(6)

In that paragraph, for Table 2 (higher rate diesel vehicles) substitute—

“CO2 emissions figure

Rate

(1)

(2)

(3)

Exceeding

Not exceeding

Rate

g/km

g/km

£

0

50

25

50

75

120

75

90

150

90

100

170

100

110

190

110

130

230

130

150

585

150

170

945

170

190

1420

190

225

2015

225

255

2365

255

2365”.

(7)

In paragraph 1GD(1) (rates for any other licence for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) (reduced rate), for “£145” substitute “£155”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b) (standard rate), for “£155” substitute “£165”.

(8)

In paragraph 1GE(2) (rates for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017 with a price exceeding £40,000)—

(a)

in paragraph (a), for “£480” substitute “£510”, and

(b)

in paragraph (b), for “£490” substitute “£520”.

(9)

In paragraph 1J(a) (rates for light goods vehicles that are not pre-2007 or post-2008 lower emission vans), for “£275” substitute “£290”.

(10)

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

(a)

in paragraph (a) (engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 150cc), for “£21” substitute “£22”,

(b)

in paragraph (b) (motorbicycles with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 150cc but not exceeding 400cc), for “£45” substitute “£47”,

(c)

in paragraph (c) (motorbicycles with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 400cc but not exceeding 600cc), for “£69” substitute “£73”, and

(d)

in paragraph (d) (other cases), for “£96” substitute “£101”.

(11)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2022.