Not 100% sure!Is he purely a agricultural contractor?
But if a farmer hires a digger in off a hire company to do agricultural work he must use white diesel. So if a contractor comes with a digger that he also uses non agriculturally can he really use it on redIf it is for agricultural (for an agricultural business), yes he can.
This is how I read the law, yet we need a piece of land levelled to put up a barn, and turning area, surely thats agricultural?My understanding is that as the contractor is being contracted for a non agricultural purpose, even though the customer is an agricultural business, then red diesel should not be used after 1st April.
Activities not accepted as falling within the definition of agriculture, horticulture or forestry include:
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construction of buildings or other structures used for purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry
It may be a building for agricultural purposes but surely the job he’s doing is construction?This is how I read the law, yet we need a piece of land levelled to put up a barn, and turning area, surely thats agricultural?
I think I may have opened up a can of worms here!
I know an agri contractor with a digger it will stay on red.
I know a man who hires out diggers, they are all going onto white and stay on white.
Because construction uses far more red diesel than ag and making them using white diesel equates to millions or even billions in tax revenue I believe.Can someone explain to me why the government have done away with red diesel use in construction, what is the intended aim of this?
Agreements changed to read 'return with full tank of white, or will be charged flushing costs AND a full tank of white' ?Trouble is, a lot of hire agreements specify returning the machine with a full tank.
Can see a lot (Most?) going back with red in.
Hallelujah Mr Sunak
But the actual usage is construction.We have this with a small contractor who brings a tractor and trailer in silaging. I always arrange to hire his tractor and pay him to drive it, I presume you could do the same with the digger.
taxCan someone explain to me why the government have done away with red diesel use in construction, what is the intended aim of this?