Written Question·Treasury·UIN 19450

Taxis: VAT

Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

Mr Louie French

ConservativeOld Bexley and Sidcup

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason it is her policy to exclude accessible taxi vehicles from the VAT exemption for disability-adapted motor vehicles.

Answer

James Murray
Wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs) are subject to a zero rate of VAT when purchased by a disabled person for their personal use, or by a charity that will make the vehicle available to disabled people. Although taxis provide transportation services to ...

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