HC Deb 18 February 1947 vol 433 c973
63. Sir Ian Fraser

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will remove the Purchase Tax from a type of invalid car, to which his attention has been drawn, so as to bring it into line with other vehicles, such as invalid and motor chairs, for the disabled.

Mr. Dalton

All invalid carriages are exempt from Purchase Tax, but all private cars are liable, and I could not make an exception for one particular car.

Sir I. Fraser

Is the Chancellor aware that the particular vehicle to which I have drawn his attention is designed solely for disabled men, and is not an ordinary motorcar at all?

Mr. Dalton

If it can be classified as an invalid carriage, it is already exempted from Purchase Tax, but, if it is a car, what I might call a dual purpose car, which could be used by a fit person as well as by a disabled person, then, I am afraid, it has to fall under the tax.