Introduction Details of the Section
2.Subsection (1) maintains the availability of a six month vehicle licence where the applicable annual rate of VED exceeds £50, and introduces a new circumstance where a six month licence is available.
3.The new circumstance is if the vehicle is one that is used for the transportation of goods between European Union member States where part of that transport is in the United Kingdom and those goods are substantially transported by rail from the railhead that is nearest to the point of origin. Such a vehicle does not have to have an annual rate of VED in excess of £50 to qualify for a six month vehicle licence.