EIM23420 - Car benefit: table summarising adjustments to appropriate percentage for different fuels (2002/03 to 2005/06)


This page relates to step 5 of the method statement in Section 121(1) ITEPA 2003, see EIM23101.

The ready reckoner at EIM23410 gives the appropriate percentage for cars powered by petrol (type P).

This table brings together all adjustments to the appropriate percentage arising from the use of other fuels, including those for diesel cars, between 2002/03 and 2005/06. For years from 2006/07 see EIM23421.

Fuller information is available at the page references given.

Type of fuel


CodePage


Standard adjustment

Extra adjustment


Other adjustments


PetrolPEIM23400nonenonenone
Diesel (not Euro IV)DEIM23425supplement: 3% (see note 1)nonenone
Diesel (Euro IV)LEIM23430cancel type D supplement, abovenonenone
Electric onlyEEIM23435reduction: 6%nonenone
Petrol/electric hybridHEIM23440reduction: 2%see note 2none
Gas onlyBEIM23445reduction: 1%see note 2none
Bi-fuel with CO2 emissions figure for gas (note 3)BEIM23445reduction: 1%see note 2use lowest CO2 figure
Bi-fuel conversion, or other bi-fuel not within type BCEIM23450reduction: 1%nonenone

Notes

  1. Subject to the overall maximum appropriate percentage of 35%.

  2. Additional 1% for every full 20g/km that the car's CO2 emissions are below the lower threshold for the year. This adjustment is no longer available from 2006/07 onwards.

  3. Bi-fuel car meeting the conditions to be a type B car at EIM23105.

Supplements and reductions only apply to cars first registered on or after 1 January 1998. They apply to all such cars, whether or not they have an approved CO2 emissions figure, although cars without such a figure cannot take advantage of the extra adjustment column above.

Unless the car falls into one of the categories for which adjustments are required, it is type P.