Re: HMRC Red diesel consultation doc


"Dave Mayall" <david.mayall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:28:39 +0100, Julian Tether
<Julian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In message <1186062240.230470.307360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Biggles <kwade.01@xxxxxxxxx> writes
Why don't the British Government just follow the French example.
Simply ignore any EU legislation that you don't like or agree with.
That is effectively what they are doing!

If there preferred option goes through I have two tanks one for heating
and one for the engine containing the same type of fuel.
One will be taxed at 7pL
and the other at 57pL
I use about 1200L a year for heating and about 400L for the engine.

Need I say more

If the preferred option goes through, then ALL supplies to pleasure
craft will be red and taxed at the higher rate, even heating fuel.

That isn't how I read the paper:-

"2.8. Private pleasure boats are currently able to use rebated fuel
legitimately
both for propulsion and to provide heat and light. As a result of the
changes

required by the expiry of the derogation the use of rebated fuel will only
be

permitted for heating and lighting. Fuel for propulsion will need to be

charged at the full rate of duty. However because space is at a premium on

boats, they normally contain only one tank from which fuel is drawn for both

propulsion and domestic purposes. In order to continue to use rebated fuel

for domestic purposes it will be necessary for boat owners to quantify and

separate this from the fuel used for propulsion, and this may require the

installation of a second tank. The cost of fitting a second tank, where
space

is available, would vary depending on the size and type of boat; however,

estimates of about £750 have been quoted for a typical inland cruiser."

I read this as saying that rebated fuel may continue to be used for
heating/lighting provided it is stored in a separate tank dedicated to the
heating lighting requirements - even though that tank would contain exactly
the same type of fuel (red) as the tank for the propulsion fuel.

The onus would be on the fuel supplier to note the purpose for which the
fuel was being used and charge the fuel duty accordingly.

There would seem to bit something of a minefield in enforcing this though!

Alan


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