Different tax on heating fuel

[albertramsbottom]

Does this mean that if one has an eber or propex we could get a refund on the tax that we pay at the pump.

I ask becuase I have noticed that there has been a change in the rules regarding red deisel and watercraft. If you have a boat now you can pay proportionatly 60/40% propulsion/heating. The heating fuel can be charged at a lower tax rate

[Oldiebut goodie]

When I was in the job red diesel was only for use by registered commercial/fishing vessels - ordinary recreational boats were not allowed to use it. To be honest for the amount of diesel that you use with a heater normally it is not worth it unless you are fulltiming in a van and have the heating on permanently. If you have access to heating oil use it - but it will mean a separate tank. I have a separate tank but then I run my van on waste cooking oil which would carbon and clog up my Webasto.

[toomanytoys]

Planning on useing enough to warrant the hassle?? you'd have to be a right "tighwad" to warrant trying to claim for 5L - 10L a year (if you use it a lot), to run an eber... In which case you wont be driving anywhere in a T25 Aircooled at 20mpg......

Prob find that there is a min amount you can claim for...

[Ian Hulley]

Red diesel's been used as heater fuel and mobile plant fuel since at least 2nd January 1984 to my certain knowledge. Bottled propane is charged at 'Heating' tax rate of 8% ... not sure what we pay for road Autogas though

Ian.

[toomanytoys]

Red diesel's been used as heater fuel and mobile plant fuel since at least 2nd January 1984 to my certain knowledge. Bottled propane is charged at 'Heating' tax rate of 8% ... not sure what we pay for road Autogas though

Ian.

there is road fuel duty on LPG...

[Oldiebut goodie]

Red diesel's been used as heater fuel and mobile plant fuel since at least 2nd January 1984 to my certain knowledge. Bottled propane is charged at 'Heating' tax rate of 8% ... not sure what we pay for road Autogas though

Ian.

The comment is about watercraft in response to OP not land based utilities!
E D I T to add:
Commercial activities still enjoy fully rebated red diesel - our lords and masters in Europe have decreed that recreational activities cannot be zero rated.

[albertramsbottom]

Planning on useing enough to warrant the hassle?? you'd have to be a right "tighwad" to warrant trying to claim for 5L - 10L a year (if you use it a lot), to run an eber... In which case you wont be driving anywhere in a T25 Aircooled at 20mpg......

Prob find that there is a min amount you can claim for...

I meant that boats can claim 40% of there deisel for heating