SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Annual rates of duty

Part IB U.K. Light goods vehicles

Annual rate of duty U.K.

[F1 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 [F2 pre-2007 or post-2008] lower-emission van, [F3 £215];

(b) if the vehicle is a [F4 pre-2007 or post-2008] lower-emission van, [F5 £135].

Textual Amendments

F1 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)

F2 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1J(a) inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(2)

F3 Word in Sch. 1 para. 1J(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 195(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 195(4)(a)

F4 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1J(b) inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(2)

F5 Word in Sch. 1 para. 1J(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 195(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 195(4)(b)

1K U.K. For the purposes of paragraph 1J, a vehicle to which this Part of this Schedule applies is a “[F6 pre-2007 lower-emission van]” if—

(a) the vehicle is first registered[F7 , under this Act or under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom,] on or after 1st March 2003 [F8 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

F1 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)

F6 Words in Sch. 1 para. 1K substituted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(3)

F7 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)

F8 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

F1 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 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[F10 , 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

F9 Sch. 1 para. 1M inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 146(4)

F10 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)