Legislation - Page 6

HMRC faces having to refund millions of pounds in tax to employers after wrongly refusing relief from national insurance payments paid on car allowances.

Weight limits for zero-emission trucks will increase under a new EU proposal that aims to help accelerate the uptake of electric and hydrogen trucks.

The Government has published new regulations for public charge points, including a reliability standard of 99% for rapid chargers.

Transport for London’s proposed tightening of the Direct Vision Standard risk “scaring people away from the industry”.

A judge has warned of the dangers of driving at "excessive and unreasonable" speed after a doctor, driving at 28mph in a 30mph zone hit a 12-year-old child.

The Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS) is calling on the Government to align with EU rules on pedestrian safety.

The price of petrol rose in June for the first time in eight months despite wholesale costs meriting further reductions at the pumps, RAC analysis shows.

The Government will change the law to force fuel retailers to provide up-to-date pump price information, following a critical watchdog report.

The number of employees paying company car tax has stayed the same year-on-year after several years of decline, according to new figures published by HMRC.

Proposals to ban drivers under the age of 25 from carrying young passengers as part of a ‘graduated driving licence’ scheme have been broadly welcomed by fleets.

Electric vehicle battery manufacturers will have to report the product’s entire carbon footprint, from mining to production to recycling, as early as July 2024.

The Government is being urged to respond to its consultation on the weight classification of electric vans, launched in August, last year.

The Government has stressed it has “no plans” to remove a concession allowing licence holders to drive an electric van up to 4.25 tonnes.

More than two thirds of respondents believe that drivers should be entitled to drive trucks up to 7.5 tonnes when they pass their driving test.

A new ‘Road Duty’ for electric vehicles (EVs) – levied at around 6p per mile (plus VAT) – has been recommended to offset a decline in fuel duty.

Think tank says Government should replace VED and fuel duty with a 'pay-as-you-drive' tax for electric vehicles to build "better and fairer" system.

Fuel retailers have increased profit margins, resulting in drivers and fleets having to pay more at the pumps, the Competition and Markets Authority has found.

Fleets will require more Government support to decarbonise operations in line with the 2050 net zero target, according to a new report from Logistics UK.

Urban and regional deliveries with rigid HGVs powered by electric rather than diesel are on the cusp of being cheaper on a TCO basis, new research suggests.

The Government is introducing new legislation today (Wednesday, May 9) to allow longer lorries on British roads from May 31.

Copart's acquisition of Hills Motors could worsen vehicle salvage options for UK car insurers, according to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles has announced that the annual end-user limit for plug-in van grant applications has been increased with immediate effect.

The UK Government is working with international partners to develop new laws for monitoring the health of electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

Towing and loading can create a minefield of compliance issues for van operators. Here we help navigate through them.

The vast majority of business journeys cost more per mile than the advisory electricity rate reimbursed drivers before March increase, new analysis suggests.

Ian Goodwin, tax partner at Mazars, says he is concerned that many businesses could be sleepwalking into a significant tax liability.

The EU and Germany have reached an agreement that will allow some internal combustion engine (ICE) cars to be sold beyond 2035.

Thom Groot, co-founder and CEO of The Electric Car Scheme says the Government could boost electric vehicle (EV) use for less than 1% of the petrol/diesel subsidy.

The transport secretary, Mark Harper, has appointed Miles Dorrington as the new traffic commissioner for the West Midlands.

The fleet industry and wider automotive sector reacts to the Budget, welcoming the fuel duty freeze, but criticising no announcements around EV infrastructure.

The Chancellor is being urged to freeze fuel duty and VED, and tackle issues around electric vehicle charging infrastructure ahead of the Budget.

More than half of motorists (58%), surveyed by Startline Motor Finance, want to see a cut in fuel duty on petrol and diesel.

MPs on the Transport Committee say they are disappointed with the lack of engagement from the Treasury following its report on road pricing.

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has published a revised ‘Tax and Regulation Manifesto’ ahead of the Budget on March 15.

The Chancellor is being urged to introduce new tax relief for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) renting and leasing vehicles, ahead of the Budget.

The Law Commission of England and Wales has called for regulatory changes to support the development of remote driving technology.

The Welsh government has scrapped all major road building projects over environmental concerns.

The Chancellor is being urged by the BVRLA to introduce a range of measures to encourage the wider adoption of electric vehicles.

The way the advisory electricity rate (AER) is calculated has been changed in order to better reflect prices when it is reviewed quarterly, HMRC has confirmed.

HMRC has increased the van benefit charge and the car and van fuel benefit charges by the consumer price index (CPI) from April 2023.