Annex I

United Kingdom

MINIMUM RATES OF TAX TO BE APPLIED TO VEHICLES

Number of axles and maximum permissible gross laden weight(in tonnes)		Minimum rate of tax(in euro/year)
Moteur vehicles
Suspension recognised as equivalent in accordance with the definition in Annexe II to Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
Not less than	Less than	Driving axle(s) with air suspension or recognised equivalent^f1	Other driving axle(s) suspension systems
Two axles
12	13	0	31
13	14	31	86
14	15	86	121
15	18	121	274
Three axles
15	17	31	54
17	19	54	111
19	21	111	144
21	23	144	222
23	25	222	345
25	26	222	345
Four axles
23	25	144	146
25	27	146	228
27	29	228	362
29	31	362	537
31	32	362	537

Number of axles and maximum permissible gross laden weight(in tonnes)		Minimum rate of tax(in euro/year)
VEHICLE COMBINATIONS (ARTICULATED VEHICLES AND ROAD TRAINS)
Suspension recognised as equivalent in accordance with the definition in Annex II to Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
Not less than	Less than	Driving axle(s) with air suspension or recognised equivalent^f2	Other driving axle(s) suspension systems
2 + 1 axles
12	14	0	0
14	16	0	0
16	18	0	14
18	20	14	32
20	22	32	75
22	23	75	97
23	25	97	175
25	28	175	307
2 + 2 axles
23	25	30	70
25	26	70	115
26	28	115	169
28	29	169	204
29	31	204	335
31	33	335	465
33	36	465	706
36	38	465	706
2 + 3 axles
36	38	370	515
38	40	515	700
3 + 2 axles
36	38	327	454
38	40	454	628
40	44	628	929
3 + 3 axles
36	38	186	225
38	40	225	336
40	44	336	535

Annotations

f1: Suspension recognised as equivalent in accordance with the definition in Annexe II to Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
f2: Suspension recognised as equivalent in accordance with the definition in Annex II to Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).