Using red diesel will be allowed only in response to exceptional circumstances, such as fuel supply issues. Q. Is there a limit on the distance I can travel with my grain to a mill? Does the same rule apply when delivering your straw to other farms or stables and your own-bagged potatoes to shops?

You must get approval before you use red diesel in your vehicle or machine due to exceptional circumstances. 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 HMRC defines agriculture as “the growing and harvesting of crops for food, beverages, fodder, fuel or industrial purposes; or the rearing of animals for the production of food, wool, leather, fur or other substances”. Unfortunately the government do not regard horticulture as the landscaping and maintenance of grassy recreational areas (golf courses, golf ranges and community amateur sports clubs (CASC) are exempt - see Q4). taking agricultural vehicles and trailed or mounted implements, machines or appliances to and from where they are serviced, repaired, inspected or tested, including collection, servicing and return of vehicles and machines by garage operators

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Spreading compost to enrich the soil is an agricultural benefit. So if you are contracted to provide the relevant machinery and spread the compost, transporting the agricultural input is allowed on red, as it is incidental to the agricultural process. How will it work if I hire out machinery for agricultural and non-agricultural use? In our view, agriculture is the growing and harvesting of crops, for food, beverages, fodder, fuel, or industrial purposes, or the rearing of animals of any kind for producing food, wool, leather or other substances. Using a vehicle for ‘purposes relating to agriculture’ includes using it to:

Clear guidelines have been written for the use of machines and vehicles in agriculture (including aquatic farming), horticulture or forestry. The following government departments and agencies, and industry associations, have agreed how legislation shall be interpreted and applied:Clearing felled timber is part of forestry harvesting. This must be in a forest, or a commercial forestry enterprise. Cutting down trees anywhere else is not forestry work, even if you sell the timber. You’ll need to manage how you control the type of fuel your customers use. If you allow customers to use rebated fuel for qualifying purposes in your vehicles, machines, or appliances, you must make sure it does not have rebated fuel in it, if it’s then used for a non-entitled use. 7.4 ‘Necessary for propulsion or operation of equipment’

cultivating and managing trees, shrubs and woody plants outside of gardens (such as in recreational areas, and so on) except where these activities are purposes relating to forestry — as defined in this section Your fuel can be tested in your absence. You will be told about the test and the result in writing. 9.3 Testing for marked fuel

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Q. We are considering buying an HGV tractor unit and bulk trailer to haul grain from the combine to the dryer. It may also be used for another haulage, but only our goods and from land occupied by us.