Finance Act 2016

150 VED: rates for light passenger vehicles, light goods vehicles, motorcycles etc U.K.

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

(2) In paragraph 1(2) (vehicle not covered elsewhere in Schedule with engine cylinder capacity exceeding 1,549cc), for “£230” substitute “ £235 ”.

(3) In paragraph 1B (graduated rates of duty for light passenger vehicles)—

(a) for the tables substitute—

“Table 1

Rates payable on first vehicle licence for vehicle

CO2 emissions figure		Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Exceeding	Not exceeding	Reduced rate	Standard rate
g/km	g/km	£	£
130	140	120	130
140	150	135	145
150	165	175	185
165	175	290	300
175	185	345	355
185	200	490	500
200	225	640	650
225	255	875	885
255		1110	1120

Table 2

Rates payable on any other vehicle licence for vehicle

CO2 emissions figure		Rate
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Exceeding	Not exceeding	Reduced rate	Standard rate
g/km	g/km	£	£
100	110	10	20
110	120	20	30
120	130	100	110
130	140	120	130
140	150	135	145
150	165	175	185
165	175	200	210
175	185	220	230
185	200	260	270
200	225	285	295
225	255	490	500
255		505	515”;”

(b) in the sentence immediately following the tables, for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a) in column (3), in the last two rows, “285” were substituted for “490” and “ 505 ”, and

(b) in column (4), in the last two rows, “295” were substituted for “500” and “ 515 ”.”

(4) In paragraph 1J (VED rates for light goods vehicles), in paragraph (a), for “£225” substitute “ £230 ”.

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

(a) in paragraph (b), for “£38” substitute “ £39 ”,

(b) in paragraph (c), for “£59” substitute “ £60 ”, and

(c) in paragraph (d), for “£81” substitute “ £82 ”.

(6) The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to licences taken out on or after 1 April 2016.