Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994

Part IB U.K. Light goods vehicles

Vehicles to which this Part applies U.K.

1H (1) This Part of this Schedule applies to a vehicle which— U.K.

(a) is first registered[F1 , under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,] on or after 1st March 2001, and

(b) is so registered on the basis of an EC certificate of conformity or UK approval certificate that identifies the vehicle as having been approved as a light goods vehicle.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(b) a “light goods vehicle” means a vehicle within Category N1 of Annex II to Council Directive 70/156/EEC (vehicle with four or more wheels used for carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes) [F2 or, as the case may be, within Category N1 of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC (vehicle designed and constructed primarily for the carriage of goods and having a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes)].

(3) If a vehicle is on first registration[F3 , under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,] a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies its status as such a vehicle is not affected by a subsequent modification of the vehicle.

(4) In this paragraph “EC certificate of conformity” and “UK approval certificate” have the same meaning as in Part IA of this Schedule.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1H(1)(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 4 para. 5(4)(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1H(2) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 48(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), s. 48(5)

F3 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1H(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 4 para. 5(4)(b)

Annual rate of duty U.K.

[F4 1J U.K. The annual rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is—

(a) if the vehicle is not a [F5 pre-2007 or post-2008] lower-emission van, [F6 £250];

(b) if the vehicle is a [F7 pre-2007 or post-2008] lower-emission van, [F8 £140].

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 1 paras. 1J-1L substituted for Sch. 1 para. 1J (24.7.2002 with application as mentioned in s. 16(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 16(1)

F5 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1J(a) inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(2)

F6 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1J(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 44(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2018 (c. 3), s. 44(5)

F7 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1J(b) inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(2)

F8 Sum in Sch. 1 para. 1J(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 187(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), s. 187(4)(b)

1K U.K. For the purposes of paragraph 1J, a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is a “[F9 pre-2007 lower-emission van]” if—

(a) the vehicle is first registered[F10 , under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,] on or after 1st March 2003 [F11 and before 1st January 2007], and

(b) the limit values given for the vehicle by the Table (which is extracted from the new table inserted in section 5.3.1.4 of Annex I of Council Directive 70/220/EEC by Directive 98/69/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council) are not exceeded during a Type I test.

Reference mass of vehicle		Limit values for types of emissions by reference to vehicle type
		CO		HC	NOx		HC + NOx	PM
Exceeding	Not exceeding	Petrol	Diesel	Petrol	Petrol	Diesel	Diesel	Diesel
kg	kg	g/km	g/km	g/km	g/km	g/km	g/km	g/km
–	1,305	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.08	0.25	0.3	0.025
1,305	1760	1.81	0.63	0.13	0.1	0.33	0.39	0.04
1,760	3,500	2.27	0.74	0.16	0.11	0.39	0.46	0.06

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 1 paras. 1J-1L substituted for Sch. 1 para. 1J (24.7.2002 with application as mentioned in s. 16(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 16(1)

F9 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1K substituted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(3)

F10 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1K(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 4 para. 5(5)

F11 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1K(a) inserted (19.7.2006 with effect as mentioned in s. 13(10) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 13(6)

1L U.K. In paragraph 1K—

• “Type I test” means a test as described in section 5.3 of Annex I to Council Directive 70/220/EEC as amended (test for simulating/verifying the average tailpipe emissions after a cold start and carried out using the procedure described in Annex III of that Directive as amended);

• “the reference mass” of a vehicle means the mass of the vehicle with bodywork and, in the case of a towing vehicle, with coupling device, if fitted by the manufacturer, in running order, or mass of the chassis or chassis with cab, without bodywork and/or coupling device if the manufacturer does not fit the bodywork and/or coupling device (including liquids and tools, and spare wheel if fitted, and with the fuel tank filled to 90% and the other liquid containing systems, except those for used water, to 100% of the capacity specified by the manufacturer), increased by a uniform mass of 100 kilograms;

• “CO” means mass of carbon monoxide;

• “HC” means mass of hydrocarbons;

• “NO_x” means mass of oxides of nitrogen;

• “PM” means mass of particulates (for compression ignition engines).]

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 1 paras. 1J-1L substituted for Sch. 1 para. 1J (24.7.2002 with application as mentioned in s. 16(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2002 (c. 23), s. 16(1)

[F12 1M For the purposes of paragraph 1J, a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is a “post-2008 lower-emission van” if—

(a) the vehicle is first registered[F13 , under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,] on or after 1 January 2009 and before 1 January 2011,

(b) it is a vehicle to which Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council applies (see Article 2 of that Regulation),

(c) it is powered by a compression ignition engine, and

(d) the emissions from it do not exceed any of the emission limit values specified in Table 1 of Annex 1 to that Regulation in relation to vehicles so powered.]

Textual Amendments

F12 Sch. 1 para. 1M inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(4)

F13 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1M(a) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 4 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 4 para. 5(6)