The end use of the hay and straw is irrelevant. An Operator’s Licence would be required when delivering produce more than 15 miles from the farm. A.Maintenance and preparation of sporting and recreational facilities are not classed as horticulture for red diesel use, the sprayer would have to be towed or low loaded to the field by a vehicle fuelled on white diesel. The bowser would also need to be fuelled on white. raise charitable funds, which are used to further these educational aims and support local communities

Provided a contractor is using an allowed vehicle or machine for an allowed purpose, they can continue to use red diesel driving to and from the farm, carrying materials or equipment needed for the job and removing waste resulting from the contracted work. Can a self-employed contractor with a tractor and trailer use red diesel if employed by another contractor as part of the harvesting team? Maintenance of grassed areas such as sports fields and recreational areas, is not regarded as horticulture. Wasteland Providing training or tuition in the safe and competent operation of a vehicle or machine that you use for agricultural, horticultural or forestry work is accepted as a purpose relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry. This does not include where vehicles or machines are used only for training purposes, such as at tractor training centres or driving experience days. 14. Examples of activities that are not purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry Sports fields and recreational areas on a golf course (including a driving range) or on land maintained by a community amateur sports club (read paragraph 7.8), including when it’s going to and from one of these places where it is used a golf course, driving range, or land maintained by a community amateur sports club, where it’s kept

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for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture, aquatic farming, or forestry as long as it is not on a public road However, it is appreciated that for many contractors and farmers this simply isn’t practical, especially given the increasing cost of machinery. There may be situations where individuals or business, whose use of vehicles or machinery is essential, cannot get or use full duty-paid (white) diesel, but can get or use red diesel.

You can transport produce to where it will be sold or put to its intended use if you’ve been involved in the growing or harvesting of the crops. Q. What are the rules for towing combine headers and other machinery around between a farm’s fields or other farmers’ fields? No. HMRC is clear that it is illegal to use rebated fuel for a non-allowed purpose – and if caught doing so you will be liable to prosecution and may have your vehicle or machine seized.If we decide you can use red diesel, we’ll send you a licence which you must present when you buy red diesel. require the occupier of the premises or the person in charge of them to facilitate the inspection, testing or sampling of oil on their premises or oil in the fuel supply of vehicles or machines on the premises, irrespective of whether the oil or the vehicle or machine belongs to that person or someone else — this includes attending normally unmanned premises when our officers require access to fuel This can include fuel, lubricants, and tools necessary to make adjustments, or to do any maintenance while the vehicle is being used. This is great news for the environment but many in the construction industry have been left confused about whether they will be affected by the changes, and how they should demonstrate compliance with the new rules.

A.Each product requires a separate storage tank and hose/gun outlet. Each tank should be marked, with the one containing red diesel showing a statement similar to “Not to be used as road fuel”. If you work somewhere that is not a garden, such as playing fields, a livery yard, stables, at the side of the road, on someone’s private land, then this is not horticulture and, the vehicle or machine you use is not an ‘excepted’ machine’. For more details read Fuel used in private pleasure craft and for private pleasure flying (Excise Notice 554). 2.4 Machines and appliances for heating and electricity

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The definitions of vehicles and machines covered by this agreement for hydrocarbon oils duty purposes can be found in Schedule 1A to the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 ( HODA), as amended.