Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003

238Modest private use of heavy goods vehiclesU.K.

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(1)No liability to income tax arises where a heavy goods vehicle is made available to an employee for the employee’s private use if conditions A and B are met.

(2)Condition A is that there is no transfer of the property in the vehicle to the employee.

(3)Condition B is that the employee’s use of the vehicle in the tax year is not wholly or mainly private use.

(4)In this section—

  • heavy goods vehicle” means a mechanically propelled road vehicle which—

    (a)

    is of a construction primarily suited for the conveyance of goods or burden of any kind, and

    (b)

    is designed or adapted to have a maximum weight exceeding 3,500 kilograms when in normal use and travelling on a road laden, and

  • private use” means use other than for travel which the employee is necessarily obliged to do in the performance of the duties of the employment.