Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

Part I U.K. General

[F1 1 (1) [F2 Except in the case of a vehicle having an engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding [F3 1,549 cubic centimetres], the] annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle in respect of which no other annual rate is specified by this Schedule is [F4 the general rate]. U.K.

(2) The general rate is [F5 £295].

[F6 (2A) In the case of a vehicle having an engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding [F7 1,549 cubic centimetres], the general rate is [F8 £180].]

[F9 (2B) For the purposes of this Schedule the cylinder capacity of an engine shall be calculated in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.]

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Textual Amendments

F1 By 1995 c. 4, s. 19, Sch. 4 Pt. III paras. 6(1), 16 it is provided that Sch. 1 para. 1 is substituted (with application to licences taken out on or after 1.7.1995 and with application as mentioned in Sch. 4 para. 16(2) of the amending Act)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) substituted (27.7.1999 with effect as mentioned in s. 8(5) of the amending Act) by 1999 c. 16, s. 8(2)(5)

F3 By 2001 c. 9, s. 8(1)(11)(12) it is provided (1.7.2001) that the words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) are substituted

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(1) substituted (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 18(5) of the amending Act) for Sch. 1 para. 1(1)(a)(b) by 1996 c. 8, s. 18(2)(a)(5)

F5 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(2) substituted (1.4.2022 in relation to licences taken out on or after that date) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 78(2)(a)(11)

F6 Sch. 1 para. 1(2A) inserted (27.7.1999 with effect as mentioned in s. 8(5) of the amending Act) by 1999 c. 16, s. 8(3)(5)

F7 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1(2A) substituted (1.7.2001) by 2001 c. 9, s. 8(1)(11)(12)

F8 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1(2A) substituted (1.4.2022 in relation to licences taken out on or after that date) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), s. 78(2)(b)(11)

F9 Sch. 1 para. 1(2B) inserted (24.7.2002) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 20(1) (with s. 20(3))

F10 Sch. 1 para. 1(3)-(5) repealed (29.4.1996 with effect as mentioned in s. 18(5) of the amending Act) by 1996 c. 8, ss. 18(2)(b)(5), 205, Sch. 41 Pt. II(3) Note

[F11 1ZA (1) The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle to which this paragraph applies is 50 per cent of the rate which (but for this paragraph) would be applicable. U.K.

(2) This paragraph applies to a vehicle when it is being used, or kept for use, by or for the purposes of a disabled person who is in receipt of personal independence payment by virtue of entitlement to the mobility component at the standard rate if—

(a) the vehicle is registered under this Act in the name of the disabled person, and

(b) no other vehicle registered in his or her name under this Act is—

(i) a vehicle for which a vehicle licence taken out at a rate of duty reduced in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) is in force, or

(ii) an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.

[F12 (2A) This paragraph also applies to a vehicle when it is being used, or kept for use, by or for the purposes of a disabled person who is in receipt of disability assistance for working age people by virtue of entitlement to the mobility component at the standard rate, in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, if—

(a) the vehicle is registered under this Act in the name of the disabled person, and

(b) no other vehicle registered in the disabled person’s name under this Act is—

(i) a vehicle for which a vehicle licence taken out at a rate of duty reduced in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) is in force, or

(ii) an exempt vehicle under paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 4.]

(3) This paragraph has effect as if a person were in receipt of personal independence payment by virtue of entitlement to the mobility component at the standard rate in any case where the person would be in receipt of that payment by virtue of that entitlement but for—

(a) regulations under section 86(1) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (treatment as in-patient in hospital or similar institution), or

(b) corresponding provision having effect in Northern Ireland.

[F13 (3A) This paragraph has effect as if a person were in receipt of disability assistance for working age people by virtue of entitlement to the mobility component at the standard rate in any case where the person would be in receipt of that payment by virtue of that entitlement but for the reduction of the value of a payment of disability assistance to £0 when a person is in a hospital or similar institution.]

(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2), a vehicle is to be treated as registered under this Act in the name of a person in receipt of personal independence payment by virtue of entitlement to the mobility component at the standard rate if it is so registered in the name of—

(a) an appointee, or

(b) a person nominated for the purposes of this paragraph by the person or an appointee.

(5) In sub-paragraph (4) “appointee” means a person appointed pursuant to regulations made under (or having effect as if made under) the Social Security Administration Act 1992 or the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 to exercise any of the rights and powers of a person in receipt of personal independence payment.]

[F14 (6) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (2A), a vehicle is to be treated as registered under this Act in the name of a person in receipt of disability assistance for working age people by virtue of entitlement to the mobility component at the standard rate if it is so registered in the name of—

(a) a person appointed under section 58 or 85B of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 in relation to the person,

(b) a person nominated for the purposes of this paragraph by the person or the person so appointed, or

(c) any other person who has legal authority to act on behalf of the person.]

Textual Amendments

F11 Sch. 1 para. 1ZA inserted (retrospective to 8.4.2013) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 37 paras. 5, 7

F12 Sch. 1 para. 1ZA(2A) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance and Information-Sharing) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/332), arts. 1(2), 6(3)(a)

F13 Sch. 1 para. 1ZA(3A) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance and Information-Sharing) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/332), arts. 1(2), 6(3)(b)

F14 Sch. 1 para. 1ZA(6) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance and Information-Sharing) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/332), arts. 1(2), 6(3)(c)