20 years of mySociety 20 years of mySociety

TheyWorkForYou

Menu

30. Vehicle excise duty (rates for light passenger vehicles etc)

Part of Amendment of the Law – in the House of Commons at 9:39 pm on 23rd March 2015.

Alert me about debates like this

Resolved,

That—

(1) Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (annual rates of duty) is amended as follows.

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

(a) for the tables substitute—

“TABLE 1

RATES PAYABLE ON FIRST VEHICLE LICENCE FOR VEHICLE

CO2emissions figure Rate
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Exceeding Not Exceeding Reduced Rate Standard Rate
g/km g/km £ £
130 140 120 130
140 150 135 145
150 165 170 180
165 175 285 295
175 185 340 350
185 200 480 490
200 225 630 640
225 255 860 870
255 — 1090 1100

TABLE 2

RATES PAYABLE ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE LICENCE FOR VEHICLE

CO2emissions 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
120 130 100 110
130 140 120 130
CO2emissions figure Rate
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Exceeding Not Exceeding Reduced Rate Standard Rate
g/km g/km £ £
140 150 135 145
150 165 170 180
165 175 195 205
175 185 215 225
185 200 255 265
200 225 280 290
225 255 480 490
255 — 495 505”;

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

“(a) in column (3), in the last two rows, “280” were substituted for “480” and “495”, and

(b) in column (4), in the last two rows, “290” were substituted for “490” and “505”.”

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

(a) in paragraph (c), for “£58” substitute “£59”, and

(b) in paragraph (d), for “£80” substitute “£81”.

(4) The amendments made by this Resolution have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2015.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.