Legislation - Page 7

The fleet industry will be looking for clarity from the Treasury, when the Chancellor delivers the Autumn Statement tomorrow (Thursday, November 17).

Electric vehicles (EVs) could be subject to vehicle excise duty (VED) for the first time under plans being considered by the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt.

The BVRLA has taken its #SeeTheBenefit campaign back to Parliament ahead of the Autumn Statement on November 17.

Two companies have received six-figure fines after a HGV driver suffered fatal chest injuries while unstrapping a load on a trailer.

HMRC figures show company car decline, but industry confident salary sacrifice can halt slide.

Ashley Barnett, head of fleet consultancy at Lex Autolease, believes high BIK, rather than Covid, behind decline in company car numbers.

The hotly anticipated Euro 7 emissions standards could be less stringent that first thought, according to leaked documents.

The Government is considering introducing penalty points for drivers caught not wearing seatbelts, after figures show it is a common feature of fatalities.

The Government is introducing a new law which aims to ensure that transport services keep running during industrial action.

The Government will end the energy price cap in March, 18-months earlier than planned, leaving EV drivers uncertain over home-charging costs.

The technology, which can also detect whether drivers are wearing a seatbelt, is being rolled out on selected routes across Devon and Cornwall.

The ‘pavement tax’ is the result of EV drivers paying four times the rate of VAT (20%) to charge publicly than charging at home (5%), says FairCharge.

Replacing fuel duty and vehicle excise duty (VED) with a pay-as-you-drive taxation scheme is opposed by fewer than one in five people (18%), a survey suggests.

A record gap between petrol and diesel pump prices emerged last week, analysis suggests.

BVRLA and AFP urge fleets to write to the new Chancellor urging him to keep BIK low.

BVRLA director of corporate affairs, Toby Poston, says that a supportive tax environment is critical to maintaining EV adoption rates.

Newly published figures show the number of employees now paying benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax on a company car has fallen by a quarter (25%) since 2015/16.

The Association of Fleet Professionals says that “businesses need better” after the pound plunged against the dollar yesterday (Monday, September 26).

The fleet industry welcomes tax cuts but has called on the Government to do more to support fleet electrification strategies.

The Chancellor announced a series of tax cutting measures in his mini-Budget today (Friday, September 23) aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis.

The Chancellor is being urged to cut VAT on public charging electric vehicle (EV) charge point operators in a letter coordinated by the FairCharge campaign.

The use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications could lead to drivers being prosecuted under drug driving laws, if they contain ‘illegal’ ingredients.

The UK is one of the European countries that has done the least to support drivers with rising fuel, according to new RAC Europe data analysis.

The Government is being urged to introduce an immediate ‘essential user rebate’ by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics.

One year on from launching the transport decarbonisation plan, the DfT has set out its next steps to drive down greenhouse gas emissions from transport.

There is a strong argument for a graduated approach to the introduction of road pricing, starting with tolls on some major motorways, says FleetCheck.

VWFS Fleet is urging the government to provide clarity on benefit-in-kind (BiK) rates after 2025.

BVRLA takes #SeeTheBenefit campaign to Parliament to brief MPs on salary sacrifice and the key role low benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax rates play.

The law has been changed to enable more healthcare professionals to complete driver medical questionnaires, the DVLA has announced.

The fleet trade body is worried that the recent scrapping of the plug-in car grant scheme could signal a move away from favourable BIK rates for EVs.

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a more in-depth investigation after a review found “cause for concern” in some parts of the fuel market.

The RAC wants the Competition and Markets Authority to delay publishing findings into fuel pricing to consider the current state of the market.

Local authorities in Scotland can now implement workplace parking levy schemes.

The Law Commission of England and Wales has published a paper seeking views on the need and options for regulating remote driving on public roads.

Paper applications for a vehicle operator licence (VOL), and for major changes to existing licences, will no longer be accepted from August 1.

The Government has published proposals to replace the suspended HGV Levy with an emissions-based charge, where some operators will see fees rise.

Greener Transport Solutions wants a universal carbon allowance for every individual in the UK funded by putting a carbon price on everything we consume.

The Chancellor is being urged to support the uptake of electric cars by keeping benefit-in-kind (BIK) tax rates low and by publishing them beyond the 2024/25.

Fuel retailers are being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to see why a 5p duty cut is not being seen at the pumps.

Record pump prices were set again yesterday (Thursday, June 9), with petrol hitting, on average, 183.16ppl and diesel reaching 188.82ppl.