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Section 66 Rates of vehicle excise duty for light passenger or light goods vehicles etc

United Kingdom

(1)

Schedule 1 to VERA 1994 (annual rates of vehicle excise duty) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1 (general rate)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (2) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 1,549cc), for “£345” substitute “£360”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2A) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,549cc etc), for “£210” substitute “£220”.

(3)

In paragraph 1B (graduated rates for light passenger vehicles registered before 1 April 2017), omit paragraph (b) together with the “and” before that paragraph.

(4)

In paragraph 1B, for the Table substitute—

“

CO2 Emissions Figure
(1)(2)(3)
Exceeding or, in the first row, equal to or exceedingNot exceedingRate
g/kmg/km£
010020
10011020
11012035
120130165
130140195
140150215
150165265
165175315
175185345
185200395
200225430
225255735
255—760

”.

(5)

In the sentence immediately following the Table in that paragraph, for the words from “as if” to the end substitute “as if, in column (3), in the last two rows, “430” were substituted for “735” and “760”.”

(6)

Omit paragraphs 1C to 1F together with the italic heading before paragraph 1C (which provide for a reduced rate).

(7)

In paragraph 1GA (vehicles to which Part 1AA applies), in sub-paragraph (3), omit paragraph (c).

(8)

In paragraph 1GC (graduated rates for first licence for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017), in sub-paragraph (2), omit paragraph (b) together with the “and” before that paragraph.

(9)

In paragraph 1GC, for Table 1 (vehicles other than higher rate diesel vehicles) substitute—

“

CO2 Emissions Figure
(1)(2)(3)
Exceeding or, in the first row, equal toNot exceeding Rate
g/kmg/km£
0010
050110
5075130
7590270
90100350
100110390
110130440
130150540
1501701360
1701902190
1902253300
2252554680
255—5490

”.

(10)

In that paragraph, for Table 2 (higher rate diesel vehicles) substitute—

“

CO2 Emissions FigureRate
(1)(2)(3)
Exceeding or, in the first row, equal to or exceedingNot exceedingRate
g/kmg/km£
050130
5075270
7590350
90100390
100110440
110130540
1301501360
1501702190
1701903300
1902254680
2252555490
255—5490

”.

(11)

In paragraph 1GD(1)(rates for any other licence for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017), for the words from “applicable to the vehicle is—” to the end substitute “applicable to the vehicle is £195.”

(12)

In paragraph 1GE(2) (rates for light passenger vehicles registered on or after 1 April 2017 with a price exceeding £40,000), for the words from “applicable to the vehicle is—” to the end substitute “applicable to the vehicle is £620.”

(13)

In paragraph 1J(a) (rates for light goods vehicles that are not pre-2007, post-2008 lower emission vans or pre-2011 electric vans), for “£335” substitute “£345”.

(14)

In paragraph 1N (which defines “pre-electric van” for the purposes of paragraph 1J), for “2003 and” insert “2003 but before 1 January 2007 or on or after 1 January 2009 but”.

(15)

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

(a)

in paragraph (a) (engine cylinder capacity not exceeding 150cc etc), for “£25” substitute “£26”,

(b)

in paragraph (b) (motorbicycles with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 150cc but not exceeding 400cc), for “£55” substitute “£57”,

(c)

in paragraph (c) (motorbicycles with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 400cc but not exceeding 600cc), for “£84” substitute “£87”, and

(d)

in paragraph (d) (other cases), for “£117” substitute “£121”.

(16)

In consequence of the amendments made by the preceding provisions of this section, in section 10 of FA 2023, omit subsection (5)(b) and (c).

(17)

The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2025.