Members should get vehicles complied and MR2As issued if they would incur CCS fees from January.
The Imported Motor Vehicle Industry Association (VIA) has reminded its members to have vehicles they have in stock that will incur clean car standard (CCS) penalties complied and their MR2As issued before January 1.
Malcolm Yorston, VIA’s technical manager, says: “Vehicles emitting over the CO2 [carbon dioxide] threshold will attract a penalty that must be either paid or offset by vehicles attracting credits.”
The Minister of Transport recently announced a deferment of payment of CCS charges – but not the obligation to pay. This means penalties will start to accrue on January 1. However, they will not be billed until June 1, which is when all accrued penalties will be billed and when importers will liable to pay.
Yorston, pictured, adds: “The CCS also means importers who have vehicles in stock that they are waiting to reach 20 years to qualify for registration under the respective rules for emissions, frontal impact, steering [LHD] and brakes [ESC] will get a double-whammy.
“That is because these vehicles will be subject to paying the charge under the clean discount scheme and the CCS’ CO2 fee.”
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