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Written Question
Motorhomes: Excise Duties
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Ruth Jones (Labour - Newport West)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was assessment he has made of the reclassification of motorhomes from private light goods vehicles to cars for the purpose of Vehicle Excise Duty on the motorhome industry.

Answered by Jesse Norman

Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO2 emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.

From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.

To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO2 emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.


Written Question
Motorhomes: Excise Duties
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the motorhome industry of the reclassification of the majority of motorhomes as cars for Vehicle Excise Duty.

Answered by Jesse Norman

Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO2 emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.

From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.

To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO2 emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.


Written Question
Motorhomes: Excise Duties
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the increase in vehicle excise duty for motorhomes on the sustainability of the industry.

Answered by Jesse Norman

Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO2 emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.

From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.

To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO2 emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.


Written Question
Motorhomes: Excise Duties
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment has been made of the effect on the motorhome industry of reclassifying motorhomes as cars for tax purposes.

Answered by Jesse Norman

Since April 2017, the government has used a reformed Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) system that encourages the take-up of vehicles with low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to help meet our legally binding climate change targets. It is right that vehicles with high CO2 emissions pay higher first year VED than those with lower emissions.

From September 2019, all multi-stage build vehicles, including motorhomes, must also record the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption on their type approval certificate. Apart from a small number of end-of-series derogations, all new registrations of multi-stage build vehicles must comply. Existing registrations are not impacted.

To provide industry and motorists with time to prepare, the change in measuring CO2 emissions was announced at Autumn Budget 2017.


Parliamentary Research
Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for new motorhomes - CBP-8639
Sep. 06 2019

Found: Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for new motorhomes


Deposited Papers
Department for Transport

Apr. 02 2009

Source Page: Table showing Department for Transport consultations from 01/02/2008.
Document: DEP2009-1070.xls (Excel)

Found: "Eurovignette" Directive) which sets out rules governing the use of tolls, user charges and vehicle excise