Vehicles Left on Road Must Be Taxed A S a result
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of certain provisions in the Finance Act, 1959, all vehicles left standing on public roads for any period must, from now onwards, be licensed even though they are not being used in the ordinary sense.
This applies to vehicles which are laidup and which, because of lack of garage accommodation, are kept on the road as distinct from being driven. Vehicles may not be kept on public roads in this way under trade licences.
It is now permissible for a fourwheeled agricultural tractor, while licensed at the £2 rate of duty, to be used on a public road to carry a load in a removable appliance without liability ;o the goods rate of duty. The load must not have a plan area exceeding 7 sq. ft. if carried at the front, or 15 sq. ft. if at the rear, and the radius of operation is restricted to within 15 miles of the owner's farm.
Licence duty is not now payable on vehicles constructed solely for spreading material on roads to clear frost, ice or snow. The weight limitation on trailers, and provision for the use of untreated grit, have also been removed.