§ Mr. Peter Lloydasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the revised revenue cost ratios for heavy goods vehicles for 1982–83 taking into account the Budget changes in the motoring taxes.
§ Mr. David Howell[pursuant to his reply, 15 March 1982, col. 53]: Taxation revenue and public road costs 1982–83—see table 1.
Taxation revenue, attributed costs and revenue to cost ratios for selected categories of goods vehicles—see table 2.
The average expenditure on highway provision, maintenance, administration and traffic policing in the three years ending 1982–83 at mid 1982–83 prices is estimated to be as follows:
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£ million New construction 1,370 Maintenance 1,270 Administration 320 Traffic Policing 230 3,190 The difference between the £3,190 million estimated expenditure and the £2,950 million shown in table 1 as "costs attributed" arises from £240 million of expenditure allocated to pedestrians and motor cyclists.
The revenue to cost ratios for cars in 1982–83 including VAT on petrol and on car sales—and car tax—is estimated to be as follows:
Table 1 Taxation Revenue and Public Road Costs, 1982–83—United Kingdom Estimated Taxation Revenue Revenue to Cost Ratios Vehicle Category Vehicle Numbers 000's VED £ million
Fuel Tax £ million
Total £ million
Car Tax £ million
Total (including car tax) £ million
Costs attributed £ million
Excluding car tax Including car tax Cars and taxis: Non-business 15,864 930 2,800 3,730 440 4,170 1,310 2.9:1 3.2:1 Business 340 1,030 1,370 160 1,530 480 2.9:1 3.2:1 Buses and coaches 76 4 *140 144 — 144 100 1.5:1 1.5:1 Light vans (under 30 cwt. unladen) 1,244 110 330 440 — 440 110 4.0:1 4.0:1 Goods vehicles (over 30 cwt. unladen): Not over 3.5 tonnes GVW 79 10 20 30 — 30 10 3.0:1 3.0:1 Over 3.5 tonnes GVW 469 350 600 950 — 950 940 1.0:1 1.0:1 All vehicles 17,732 1,744 4,920 6,664 600 7,264 2,950 2.3:1 2.5:1 * Fuel tax rebate on stage services—£110 million—not deducted. 414W
Table 2 Taxation revenue, attributed costs, revenue to cost ratios and numbers of vehicles in selected categories of vehicle 1982–83 GVW (Tonnes) Over Not Over Taxation Revenue Attributed Costs Revenue to costs ratio Col.3÷Col.4 Revenue to costs ratio on 1981–82 vehicles and mileages Number of Licensed Vehicles *
Col.2 Col.3 Col.4 Col.5 Col.6 Col.7 Rigid Vehicles £ £ 2 axles 3.5 5 490 200 2.4:1 2.4:1 20,000 12 13 1,160 900 1.3:1 1.5:1 25,000 16 17 1,850 1,950 0.9:1 1.0:1 73,000 3 axles 16 17 1,000 390 2.6:1 2.9:1 † 24 25 2,740 2,870 1.0:1 1.0:1 22,000 4 axles 24 25 2,290 1,500 1.5:1 1.4:1 † 30 31 4,740 5,330 0.9:1 0.9:1 13,000 Articulated Vehicles 3 axles 12 13 1,190 360 3.3:1 2.9:1 † 16 17 1,770 900 2.0:1 2.0:1 2,000 24 25 3,030 2,840 1.1:1 1.1:1 4,000 4 axles 24 25 3,170 1,830 1.7:1 1.8:1 † 32 33 4,950 6,080 0.8:1 0.9:1 76,000 5 axles 32 33 5,510 4,240 1.3:1 1.5:1 1,500 All goods vehicles over 30 cwt u.w. 980m 950m 1.0:1 1.1:1 548,000 * As at December 1981 † Less than 1,000
Non-business 4.5:1 Business 3.9:1 The figures in table 2 allow, on the one hand, for the Derv duty increase and the 25 per cent. increase in VED on the heaviest lorries announced in the Budget, but, on the other, for higher costs due to increased levels of road maintenance on motorways. Column 6 shows revenue: cost ratios based on the same vehicle numbers and mileages used in the calculations for 1981–82. Column 5 shows ratios adjusted downwards to allow for current reduced levels of activity. No allowance has been made for the changed basis of VED which the Chancellor has announced will be put forward in the Finance Bill to come into effect in October.