Red Diesel: Boats
Commons · Question 112129 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 17 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with EU counterparts on EU regulations preventing the use of red diesel to power private leisure boats in the context of the maritime tourism industry.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 17 Feb 2026
Officials in my department regularly speak to EU counterparts on a range of issues. Private Pleasure Craft (PPC)) across the UK incur the full duty rate on fuel used for propulsion (52.95 pence per litre (ppl)) and the rebated rate (10.18 ppl) for non-pro...