Petition - Allow road user levy refund to aircraft

[Dave Homewood]

Petition of Ryan Humphreys: Allow road user levies to be refunded to aircraft using non-aviation fuel

Ryan Humphreys has posted this to Kiwi Pilots:

I've started a petition to Parliament to allow road user levies to be refunded to aircraft using non-aviation fuel. MOGAS is increasingly becoming a more popular choice for new aircraft with some engine manufacturers approving it for use. Most if not all experimental, light-sport and microlight aircraft run on MOGAS and there is no reason pilots should have to pay for the road user levies included in MOGAS.

87 cents per Liter is currently the road user levy for MOGAS. With Farmers and off road vehicles given the opportunity to get a refund on this with some record keeping. This makes 91 $1.10/ Liter reducing the cost of flying!

If you have a moment give it a sign:
www.parliament.nz/en/pb/petitions/document/PET_105719/petition-of-ryan-humphreys-allow-road-user-levies-to-be?


Thanks!

[craig]

The current refund form looks like it allows for this sort of claim already (Unregistered vehicles)

[ErrolC]

Mar 25, 2021 6:47:08 GMT 12 craig said:

The current refund form looks like it allows for this sort of claim already (Unregistered vehicles)

That would depend on how 'vehicle' is defined, if it's in legislation designed for road ground vehicles it probably won't apply.

[craig]

well Errol according to the form "vehicle = a conveyance that transports people or objects"

[scrooge]

Signed.

Aircraft may meet the definition but sometimes the obvious needs to be spelt out to those who 'approve' the claims.

[daqqy152]

Having looked at this before,

Who is entitled to a refund?
You’re entitled to a refund of the excise duty and the goods and services tax (GST) charged on motor spirits that’s used:

as fuel in an exempted vehicle
as fuel in a road user charges-licensed vehicle
as fuel in a commercial vessel
for search and rescue purposes in a dedicated rescue vessel
for commercial purposes other than as fuel in any motor vehicle, vessel, or Aircraft.
www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/fuel-excise-duty-refunds/

and Aircraft are exempt from a rebate for the regional fuel tax
www.nzta.govt.nz/vehicles/regional-fuel-tax/rft-rebate-claim/