Red Diesel and SORN question

[chimp 299]

HMRC will tell you they can detect 1 ltr in 25000 but when we load the tankers we may have 34000 ltr of red on board and our next job is 36000 ltr of white derv but if you havent empted the foot valve completely you may have approx 5 litres of red left in the foot valve so then you load that compartment with 7500 of white and you open the foot vlve to deliver the derv its all ready contaminated with red derv and this goes on everyday of the week 52 weeks of the year so HMRC give you some leaway , but instead of SORN why not tax it agricultural then your covered all ways you can run on cherry and yu can do a max of 6 miles per week on public roads , problem sorted

 

i never knew about the 6 mile bit , cheers

[dymented 2,220]

i do believe it 7 miles from the farm ect

[danw 1,748]

You can tax your vehicle in the ‘limited use’ tax class if it’s used solely for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry and:

• it’s used on public roads only in passing between different areas of land occupied by the same person
  
• the distance it travels on public roads in passing between any two such areas does not exceed 1.5 kilometres
  

http://www.direct.go...asses/DG_069649

 

 

Been through all this with my own landy

Edited August 8, 2011 by danw