Section 9.

SCHEDULE 2 Rates of vehicle excise duty on goods vehicles

1 Part 8 of Schedule 1 to the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (c. 22) (annual rates of vehicle excise duty: goods vehicles) is amended as follows.

2 For the Table in paragraph 9(1) (rigid goods vehicles not satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms) substitute—

Revenue weight of vehicle Rate
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Exceeding Not Exceeding Two axle vehicle Three axle vehicle Four or more axle vehicle
kgs kgs £ £ £
3,500 7,500 165 165 165
7,500 12,000 200 200 200
12,000 13,000 200 200 200
13,000 14,000 200 200 200
14,000 15,000 200 200 200
15,000 17,000 650 200 200
17,000 19,000 650 200 200
19,000 21,000 650 200 200
21,000 23,000 650 450 200
23,000 25,000 650 650 450
25,000 27,000 650 650 650
27,000 29,000 650 650 1,200
29,000 31,000 650 650 1,200
31,000 44,000 650 650 1,200

3 In paragraph 9(3) (rigid goods vehicles not satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms), for “£5,170” substitute “£2,585”.

4 In paragraph 9A(3) (rigid goods vehicles satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms), for “£4,170” substitute “£2,085”.

5 For the Table in paragraph 9B (rigid goods vehicles satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms) substitute—

Revenue weight of vehicle Rate
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Exceeding Not Exceeding Two axle vehicle Three axle vehicle Four or more axle vehicle
kgs kgs £ £ £
3,500 7,500 160 160 160
7,500 12,000 160 160 160
12,000 13,000 160 160 160
13,000 14,000 160 160 160
14,000 15,000 160 160 160
15,000 17,000 280 160 160
17,000 19,000 280 160 160
19,000 21,000 280 160 160
21,000 23,000 280 210 160
23,000 25,000 280 280 210
25,000 27,000 280 280 280
27,000 29,000 280 280 700
29,000 31,000 280 280 700
31,000 44,000 280 280 700

6 In paragraph 10(3) (trailer supplement for trailers exceeding 12,000 kilograms is 275 per cent of general rate), for “275” substitute “140”.

7 For the Table in paragraph 11(1) (tractive units not satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms) substitute—

Revenue weight of tractive unit Rate for tractive unit with two axles Rate for tractive unit with three or more axles
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Exceeding Not exceeding Any no. of semi-trailer axles 2 or more semi-trailer axles 3 or more semi-trailer axles Any no. of semi-trailer axles 2 or more semi-trailer axles 3 or more semi-trailer axles
kgs kgs £ £ £ £ £ £
3,500 7,500 165 165 165 165 165 165
7,500 12,000 165 165 165 165 165 165
12,000 16,000 165 165 165 165 165 165
16,000 20,000 165 165 165 165 165 165
20,000 23,000 165 165 165 165 165 165
23,000 25,000 165 165 165 165 165 165
25,000 26,000 450 165 165 165 165 165
26,000 28,000 450 165 165 165 165 165
28,000 31,000 650 650 165 450 165 165
31,000 33,000 1,200 1,200 450 1,200 450 165
33,000 34,000 1,200 1,200 450 1,200 650 165
34,000 35,000 1,500 1,500 1,200 1,200 650 450
35,000 36,000 1,500 1,500 1,200 1,200 650 450
36,000 38,000 1,500 1,500 1,200 1,500 1,200 650
38,000 41,000 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,200
41,000 44,000 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,850 1,200

8 In paragraph 11(3) (tractive units not satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms), for “£5,170” substitute “£2,585”.

9 In paragraph 11A(3) (tractive units satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 44,000 kilograms), for “£4,170” substitute “£2,085”.

10 For the Table in paragraph 11B (tractive units satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms) substitute—

Revenue weight of tractive unit Rate for tractive unit with two axles Rate for tractive unit with three or more axles
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Exceeding Not exceeding Any no. of semi-trailer axles 2 or more semi-trailer axles 3 or more semi-trailer axles Any no. of semi-trailer axles 2 or more semi-trailer axles 3 or more semi-trailer axles
kgs kgs £ £ £ £ £ £
3,500 7,500 160 160 160 160 160 160
7,500 12,000 160 160 160 160 160 160
12,000 16,000 160 160 160 160 160 160
16,000 20,000 160 160 160 160 160 160
20,000 23,000 160 160 160 160 160 160
23,000 25,000 160 160 160 160 160 160
25,000 26,000 210 160 160 160 160 160
26,000 28,000 210 160 160 160 160 160
28,000 31,000 280 280 160 210 160 160
31,000 33,000 700 700 210 700 210 160
33,000 34,000 700 700 210 700 280 160
34,000 35,000 1,000 1,000 700 700 280 210
35,000 36,000 1,000 1,000 700 700 280 210
36,000 38,000 1,000 1,000 700 1,000 700 280
38,000 41,000 1,350 1,350 1,350 1,350 1,350 700
41,000 44,000 1,350 1,350 1,350 1,350 1,350 700

11 In paragraph 11C(2)(a) (certain tractive units not satisfying reduced pollution requirements and with a revenue weight exceeding 41,000 kilograms but not exceeding 44,000 kilograms), for “£1,280” substitute “£650”.