Legislation - Page 13

The Freight Transport Association’s Yearbook of Road Transport Law 2017 sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres has now been published.

Towns and cities across the country are set to benefit from £3 billion worth of investment on improving roads, the Government has announced.

FTA says a cut would have boosted Britain’s economy by putting money in people’s pockets and reducing costs for transport operators.

The fleet industry has won a partial reprieve on salary sacrifice, with ultra-low emission vehicles excluded from changes announced in the autumn statement.

The car rental industry could be hit with a tax rise of more than £30m if the Government goes ahead with its plans to change the Vehicle Excise Duty regime.

Industry roundtable delegates fear policy changes may result in return to buying older cars with higher CO2 emissions.

A car dealer from Bury has been sentenced for not declaring his true income or registering his business for VAT.

Reducing CO2 emissions will be an effective way of minimising the impact of forthcoming tax changes, said Claire Evans, head of fleet consultancy at Zenith.

The Government is being urged by MPs to review Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) to better incentivise electric and other ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs).

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says commercial fleet operators risk falling foul of the law if the tax status of self-employed drivers doesn’t “stack up”.

Cash for car schemes will be considered as part of the consultation on the future of salary sacrifice arrangements, HMRC has confirmed to Fleet News.

ACFO has called on the Government to ensure employees, who are part way through a contract for a car, are protected if salary sacrifice rules are altered.

HMRC wants views on more incentives for cleanest vehicles as consultation deems current structure not fit for purpose

The Government has issued consultations on salary sacrifice schemes, lease accounting and company car tax treatment of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs).

Motorists should now pull over for unmarked police cars after Essex Police originally urged drivers not to stop following the theft of two vans.

The number of people receiving so-called ‘free’ fuel has almost halved since 2007/08, HMRC figures suggest.

HMRC figures reveal the number of grey fleet drivers being paid more than the Government-approved mileage rate has more than halved.

VisionTrack is calling for the Government to waive the Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) for fleets adopting accident-reducing camera telematics technology.

The number of employees paying company car tax has increased for the first time in 10 years, newly-released figures suggest.

Brake is calling on the Government to take urgent action after figures show little change in the number of people killed because of drink-driving.

By Jeff Whitcombe, tax specialist and director of business car consultancy BCF Wessex

After four consecutive months of pump price rises, the average cost of petrol on Britain’s forecourts has started to fall again, RAC data shows.

Essex Police is advising motorists not to pull over if requested to do so by anything other than a marked police vehicle.

More than 100,000 people have used a HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) online service, to ensure that their car benefit and car fuel benefit is correct.

LCV operators risk a “legislation minefield” when ordering Euro 6-compliant vehicles that could be transformed into ‘heavy duty’ vehicles following conversion.

Half of drivers in a recent survey admitted they had been penalised for at least one traffic offence whilst travelling abroad.

Half of drivers are concerned how Britain’s exit from the EU may affect their motoring, according to an AA Populus poll of almost 20,000 drivers.

A transport manager who carried out international journeys on a standard national licence has been disqualified from the industry.

Research conducted by motoring defence firm, M.A.J. Law, has revealed public knowledge and opinions of the laws surrounding drink driving in England and Wales.

The Government is continuing its crackdown on what it considers “creative” and “aggressive” company car schemes.

Vehicle technology company Abax has launched its new campaign to highlight the importance of compliance with HMRC mileage rules.

A lifting and plant hire company in Wick has been fined £26,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a lifting basket.

A Modern Transport Bill, which encourages investment in driverless cars and ensures insurance is available to their users, has been announced by the Queen.

G4S has failed in an attempt to avoid more than half a million pounds in tax by claiming parking fines were a business expense.

The Close Brothers business barometer has revealed that nearly three quarters (72%) of SMEs in the transport sector welcome the new UK National Living Wage.

EU rules on safety for new cars will need to be revised to include ‘driving tests’ for automated and fully-autonomous vehicles, according to a new report.

The 3% diesel surcharge on company car tax should be increased and extended beyond 2021, a study into air quality has suggested.

Growth in the ‘connected car’ market will deliver a stream of reliable and robust data to enable fleet decision-makers to draw better conclusions.

A scrappage scheme aimed at removing the dirtiest diesel cars would have to be on a huge scale to have any significant effect.

Fleets will be forced to order company cars without knowing how much tax they will pay after the Chancellor failed to reveal BIK tax rates for 2020/21.