HC Deb 06 December 1994 vol 251 c177W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide a definition of mowing machine as listed in the leaflet INF 27 issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

Mr. Norris

A mowing machine, not defined in legislation, is considered to be a vehicle designed and constructed purely for cutting grass.

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will provide a definition of the terms digging machine, works truck, concessionary trailer and agricultural machines, listed in the leaflet INF 27 issued by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.

Mr. Norris

The information requested is as followsdigging machine" is a vehicle designed, constructed and used on public roads, only for digging trenches, or for any kind of excavating or shovelling work. works truck" is a goods vehicle designed for use in private premises and is used on public roads only for carrying goods in the immediate vicinity of premises or the site of road works. concessionary trailer" is an administrative term referring to trailers hauled by showmen's vehicles as opposed to trailers pulled by other heavy good vehicles (HGVs). agricultural machine" is an umbrella tax class for the following:

  • locomotive ploughing engines
  • tractors
  • agricultural tractors
  • agricultural engines
  • fisherman's tractors