The BVRLA has responded to the government’s consultation on changes to Van Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) by calling for a focus on incentivising manufacturers to provide a greater number of affordable low emission vans.
Welcoming government’s aim to increase low emission van take-up, the BVRLA has urged caution in using a CO2 focused approach, highlighting the fact that there is a lack of low emission van options on the market and that those that are available are far more expensive than their Euro VI diesel equivalents.
As vans are an essential business tool this could severely penalise van drivers and their employers for simply carrying out their necessary day-to-day work.
Another unfortunate side effect could see drivers of cleaner, new Euro VI diesel vans potentially charged a higher tax rate than Euro V or Euro IV models as older vehicles may not be included in the proposed reforms. The BVRLA has made clear in its consultation that this sends the wrong signal if the Government is seeking to reward those making cleaner choices.
The BVRLA has recommended that rather than reforming the van VED system, the government should instead focus on incentivising manufacturers to produce a broader and more affordable range of greener vans across all vehicle weight ranges.
The BVRLA is grateful to those members whose feedback helped formulate its consultation response. The full submission is available on the BVRLA website.
You can read more about consultation on changes to Van Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) here on the BVRLA website.
