Red diesel decision is in: full rate at pump from November

[Dyflin]

Red diesel decision is in: full rate at pump from November
The decision is this: red diesel is staying red, but boaters will have to pay the top rate of duty (54.68 pence per litre instead of 7.69ppl) at the pump from 1 November this year.

Boaters, therefore, can expect to see prices for a litre of diesel shoot to well over £1 from November.

This also means that the fuel vendor is handed the responsibility of differentiating between commercial users, who will remain legally allowed to use red, and leisure users.

The news came through today from HM Revenue & Customs, with the following wording: "Private pleasure vessels will continue to be permitted to use marked (red diesel) but at a rate for heavy oil, repaying the rebated duty via the Registered Dealers in Controlled Oils who will declare this to HMRC. An allowance for domestic use will be permitted."

Boiled down into plain English - full whack at the pump, but leisure users may declare that they intend to use a certain proportion of their tank of red for heating, or other "domestic uses".

MBM will be updating this story as further details emerge.


Motor Boats Monthly, 28 February 2008

 

[oceanfroggie]

Think your post crossed with Neale's somehow.

 

[Major Catastrophe]

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This also means that the fuel vendor is handed the responsibility of differentiating between commercial users, who will remain legally allowed to use red, and leisure users.

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...and those that are willing to 'share' the saving with the supplier.

As I said on another thread, the government has opened the entire system to a culture of backhanders.

 

[Pete7]

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As I said on another thread, the government has opened the entire system to a culture of backhanders.

[/ QUOTE ] Perhaps an opportunity for our beleagued inshore fishing industry.