Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1648346

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the historic vehicle tax exemption by altering the 40-year rule to 30 years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
	uin	HL8835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>At Budget 2014 the Government announced that it would introduce a rolling 40-year Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) exemption for classic cars in recognition of their important contribution to UK heritage and culture.</p><p>The Government has set 40 years as being a fair cut-off date to distinguish classic cars from those that are simply older vehicles and there are no current plans to reduce the tax exemption age to 30 years.</p><p> </p><p>As with all taxes, VED is kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 06/07/2023 15:20:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1237761

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the level of road tax evasion.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
	uin	HL8459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport carries out a roadside survey every two years. The survey estimates the rate of vehicle excise duty evasion among vehicles seen on UK roads. The latest survey, conducted in June 2019 and published in November 2019, estimated the rate of on road evasion to be 1.6%. The results confirmed that this is statistically significantly lower than in the previous survey carried out in 2017, which measured the level of evasion at 1.8%.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 30/09/2020 13:26:22 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
	tabling member	4303 label Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley

1640673

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much was collected in (1) road and (2) petrol, tax during the last two years for which information is available; and how much of that was invested in roads.
	tabling member printed	Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
	uin	HL8153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>Receipts for Vehicle Excise Duty (‘road tax’) and fuel duties, which incorporate various types of fuel including petrol (‘petrol tax’) for the last two available years were set out by the Office of Budget Responsibility in March 2022 and March 2023, and are as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Vehicle Excise Duty, 2021-22: £7.1bn</p><p>Fuel duties, 2021-22: £25.9bn</p><p>Vehicle Excise Duty, 2020-21: £6.9bn</p><p>Fuel duties, 2020-21: £27.6bn</p><p> </p><p>Income raised by the government, including tax receipts but also income from fees, charges or borrowing, is centralised in the Consolidated Fund - from which government expenditure, including on roads, is funded.</p><p> </p><p>Government spending on roads in the same time period is set out by the Department for Transport on gov.uk, and is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Strategic road network in England, 2021/22: £5.6bn</p><p>Capital funding for local roads maintenance in England (outside London), 2021/22: £1.4bn</p><p>Strategic road network in England 2020/21: £5bn</p><p>Capital funding for local roads maintenance in England (outside London), 2020/21: £1.8bn</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 05/06/2023 14:46:57 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	655 label Biography information for Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown

64259

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for identifying Class 3 Mobility Scooters, which currently have to display a nil value disc, once the paper Vehicle Access Duty tax disc is abolished from 1 October.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The vehicle tax disc is not used to identify Class 3 mobility vehicles. These vehicles are indentified according to their construction, weight and speed and are required to be registered with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. The abolition of the tax disc in October should not affect the current identification of these vehicles.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 09/07/2014 10:36:05 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

64258

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements local authorities will have in place, following the abolition of the paper Vehicle Access Duty tax disc from 1 October, to check the status of a vehicle parked in a bay or location authorised only for use by a disabled driver.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Thomas of Winchester
	uin	HL660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>It is for individual local authorities to decide how to establish the licensing status of vehicles parked in areas restricted to disabled drivers following the abolition of the vehicle tax disc.</p><p> </p><p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has liaised with local authorities about the abolition of the tax disc and provided a broad range of information to help inform their customers. A specific email address has been established to deal with any queries from local authorities and a workshop has been organised for 2 July.</p><p> </p><p>The DVLA has also enhanced its online vehicle enquiry system, which now includes information about the taxation class of a vehicle.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Kramer question first answered 01/07/2014 12:43:04 answering member 1557 label Biography information for Baroness Kramer
	tabling member	3785 label Biography information for Baroness Thomas of Winchester

675200

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was the total amount raised by Vehicle Excise Duty in each of the two years prior to abolition of the tax disc, and in each of the subsequent years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Steel of Aikwood
	uin	HL4765
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>The amount of vehicle excise duty collected varies year on year. A decrease of £300 million in vehicle excise duty income between 2014-15 and 2015-16 was previously forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility due to expected decreases in the average cost of licences issued as vehicles continue to become more fuel-efficient. The actual reduction for the financial year 2015-16 was £93 million.</p><p> </p><p>The tax disc was abolished in October 2014.</p><p> </p><p>The following table shows the net revenue for each full financial year prior to and after the abolition of tax disc:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Vehicle Excise Duty collected</strong> <strong>£m</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£6,013</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£6,052</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£6.023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£5,930</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 31/01/2017 12:45:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	949 label Biography information for Lord Steel of Aikwood

1563848

	registered interest
	date	21/12/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Autumn Statement announcement on vehicle excise duty (VED) changes, whether they intend to levy annual VED of £165 from 2025 on electric vehicles; whether pre-2017 petrol and diesel vehicles rated at less than 110 gCO2/km will continue to pay £20; and whether those rated 110–120gCO2/km will continue to pay £30; if so, what are their reasons for charging lower road tax on more polluting vehicles; and if not, what steps they will take to ensure that electric vehicles are not charged higher VED than more polluting vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Worthington
	uin	HL4518
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>In his Autumn Statement the Chancellor announced that electric cars, vans and motorcycles will begin to pay Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) in the same way as petrol and diesel vehicles from April 2025. With the EV transition accelerating, it’s right that all drivers start to make a fair tax contribution through changes to VED.</p><p> </p><p>The details requested are included in the Autumn Statement document and in the tax information and impact notes.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 10/01/2023 15:16:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
	tabling member	4235 label Biography information for Baroness Worthington

349538

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what savings have been made at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency through not issuing tax badges for displaying on cars, and what assessment has been made of potential losses in tax revenue through increased difficulty in identifying non-payers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Morris of Aberavon
	uin	HL407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) collects £6 billion in vehicle excise duty every year. The changes to the administration of vehicle excise duty are expected to save the DVLA £13.8m each year. A breakdown of these savings is shown below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>No longer having to print or store tax discs.</p></td><td><p>£1.3m pa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No longer having to post tax discs to customers.</p></td><td><p>£7.9m pa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>No longer having to process applications for vehicle excise duty refunds</p><p>(which are now paid automatically without the need for an application) or handle enquiries about lost or missing tax discs.</p></td><td><p>£1.2m pa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reduction in Post Office Ltd costs as they no longer issue paper tax discs, but offer an assisted digital service instead.</p></td><td><p>£3.4m pa</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Businesses will also save an estimated £8.6m each year from not having to post tax discs to customers, apply for refunds of vehicle excise duty and pay to replace lost or stolen tax discs.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax Impact and Information Note published by Her Majesty’s Treasury alongside the Finance Bill 2014 stated that abolition of the tax disc was not expected to have an Exchequer impact. The DVLA operates a comprehensive package of measures to tackle vehicle excise duty evasion. These range from the use of Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera, reminder letters, and penalties through to court prosecutions and the wheelclamping and/or removal of unlicensed vehicles. This approach has not changed following abolition of the tax disc. The DVLA will continue to monitor vehicle excise duty evasion rates.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/06/2015 12:04:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	565 label Biography information for Lord Morris of Aberavon

794231

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many vehicles failed to pay vehicle excise duty in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what is the total cost to the Exchequer of this tax evasion.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>More than 98% of vehicles are properly licensed and this demonstrates that the vast majority of motorists comply with the law. The vehicle excise duty evasion statistics estimated that around 755,000 vehicles in stock in the UK were unlicensed at the point of the survey in June 2017. It is estimated that this may potentially result in a loss of vehicle excise duty revenue of £107 million, a proportion of which will be recovered. The maximum penalty for using an untaxed vehicle if a case comes to the Magistrates Court is the greater of £1,000 or five times the amount of tax chargeable; or the greater of £2,500 or five times the amount of tax chargeable if using an untaxed vehicle and also having declared a SORN. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s enforcement action led to £41 million being recovered in the last financial year.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:10:44 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

794230

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the decision to abolish paper tax discs for vehicles, following publication of data showing an increase in the number of untaxed vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
	uin	HL3548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>There are no plans to review the decision to abolish paper tax discs for vehicles, as more than 98% of motorists license their vehicles correctly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Sugg question first answered 07/12/2017 16:08:11 answering member 4584 label Biography information for Baroness Sugg
	tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson