# The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 S.I. 2001/936 · made 13 March 2001 These Regulations amend the Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations 1997 to increase the amounts of charges specified in Table I of Schedule 1 to those Regulations, and to substitute a new Table II in Schedule I both to increase the charges specified therein and to incorporate the two new classifications of appearing in Parts IA and IB of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act, which were introduced by the Finance Act 2000. Made under: Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (Section 57, Schedule 2A) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/vehicle-excise-duty-immobilisation-removal-and-disposal-of-vehicles-amendment-regulations-2001/pdf/uksi_20010936_en.pdf ## Introductory text ROAD TRAFFIC Made 13th March 2001 Laid before Parliament 14th March 2001 Coming into force 9th April 2001 The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 57(1), (2) and (3) of, and Schedule 2A to , the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 hereby makes the following Regulations: ## 1 Citation and commencement These Regulations may be cited as the Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 9th April 2001. ## 2 Amendment of Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997 The Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997 shall be amended in accordance with the following regulations. ## 3 Amendment of Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997 (1) In Schedule 1, Table 1 shall be amended as follows. (2) In relation to each item identified in columns (1) and (2) of the following Table, there shall be substituted for the amount specified in column (3) of that Table the amount specified in column (4) thereof. TABLE (1) (2) (3) (4) Item Matter for which charge may be made Existing amount Substituted amount 1. Release of vehicle from immobilisation device £68 £80 2. Removal of a motorcycle, possession taken within the first 24 hours after such removal £68 £80 3. Removal of vehicle, including a motorcycle where item 2 does not apply £135 £160 4. Storage of vehicle—for each period of 24 hours or part thereof £12 £15 ## 4 Amendment of Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal) Regulations 1997 In Schedule 1, for Table II shall be substituted the following Table. “ Table II (1) (2) (3) Item Provision of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act Amount of Charge 1. Part I (general) Part 1A (light passenger vehicles: graduated rates of duty) Part 1B (light goods vehicles) Part II (motorcycles) Part IV (special vehicles) Part IVA (special concessionary vehicles) Part VIII paragraph 9(2)(a) (showman’s goods vehicle), (2)(b) (island goods vehicle) and (2)(c) (goods vehicle used for driver training) £120 2. Part III (buses) Part V (recovery vehicles) Part VII (haulage vehicles) Part VIII (goods vehicles) in so far as it relates to vehicles for which a charge is not prescribed in item 1 and which do not exceed 12,000 kg £300 3. Part VI (vehicles used for exceptional loads) Part VIII (goods vehicles) in so far as it relates to vehicles for which a charge is not prescribed in items 1 and 2 £600 ” ## Signature Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State Larry Whitty Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions 13th March 2001 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Vehicle Excise Duty (Immobilisation, Removal and Disposal of Vehicles) Regulations 1997 to increase the amounts of charges specified in Table I of Schedule 1 to those Regulations, and to substitute a new Table II in Schedule I both to increase the charges specified therein and to incorporate the two new classifications of appearing in Parts IA and IB of Schedule 1 to the 1994 Act, which were introduced by the Finance Act 2000. Regulation 3 provides for increases in the prescribed charges for the release, removal and storage of vehicles specified in Table 1 to the 1997 Regulations. Regulation 4 substitutes a new Table II specifying the new prescribed charges for surety payments in respect of vehicles. The existing prescribed charges have been in place since 3rd November 1997. The following table shows that where the existing charge is that shown in column (1), the new charge will be that shown in column (2). The percentage increase is shown in column (3). (1) (2) (3) Existing Charge New Charge Percentage Increase 68.00 80.00 18% £135.00 £160.00 19% £12.00 per day £15.00 per day 25% £100.00 £120.00 20% £250.00 £300.00 20% £500.00 £600.00 20% The charge payable for the disposal of a vehicle remains unchanged. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/936 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/vehicle-excise-duty-immobilisation-removal-and-disposal-of-vehicles-amendment-regulations-2001 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.