Section 117 Meaning of car or van made available by reason of employmentF1
United Kingdom
For the purposes of this Chapter a car or van made available by an employer to an employee or member of an employee's family or household is to be regarded as made available by reason of the employment unless subsection (2) F2, (3) or (4) excludes the application of this subsection.
Subsection (1) does not apply where—
the employer is an individual, and
the car or van in question is made available in the normal course of the employer's domestic, family or personal relationships.
Subsection (1) does not apply where—
the employer carries on a vehicle hire business under which cars or vans of the same kind are made available to members of the public for hire,
the car or van in question is hired to the employee or member in the normal course of that business, and
in hiring that car or van the employee or member is acting as an ordinary member of the public.
Subsection (1) does not apply where—
the employer carries on a business under which cars or vans of the same kind are made available to members of the public for sale or lease,
the car or van in question is sold or leased to the employee or member in the normal course of that business, and
the terms on which the car or van is sold or leased to the employee or member might reasonably be expected to be agreed between the employer and a member of the public with whom the employer deals at arm’s length.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 117 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 7(9) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 7(5)
- F2
Words in s. 117(1) substituted (for the tax year 2026-27 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 18(1)(a)(2)
- F3
S. 117(4) inserted (for the tax year 2026-27 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 18(1)(b)(2)
Notes on Chapter 6
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 3 Ch. 6 modified (6.4.2020 for the tax year 2020-21) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), s. 9
- C2
Pt. 3 Ch. 6 modified (6.4.2021 for the tax year 2021-22) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), s. 10