Goods Vehicles (Hansard, 25 October 1993)

HC Deb 25 October 1993 vol 230 c431W 431W

§ Mr. Fatchett
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the number of heavy goods vehicles currently licensed in the 1.5 to 6 tonne range.

§ Mr. Key
For the purpose of vehicle excise duty (VED), a heavy goods vehicle is regarded as being a vehicle weighing more than 3.5 tonnes, VED rates for heavy goods vehicles are set in bands relating to the vehicle weight and axle configuration with the lowest band covering vehicles between 3.5 and 7.5 tonnes. At the time of the last vehicle census, in December 1992, there were 146,507 vehicles licensed in this band.