Moree         Ph: 0267 591000
Bingara      Ph: 0267 241677
Warialda    Ph: 0267 291216
reception@candw.com.au



 

Fuel tax credit rate change for heavy vehicles - 1 July 2010 
 

 

 

 

 From 1 July 2010, the fuel tax credit rate for heavy vehicles that use fuel such as diesel or petrol and travel on public roads is 15.543 cents per litre. This rate change is due to an increase in the road user charge. 

A heavy vehicle is defined as: 
* one with a gross vehicle mass (GVM) of greater than 4.5 tonne, or 
* a diesel vehicle acquired before 1 July 2006 with a GVM equal to 4.5 tonnes or more. 

Please use this new rate when completing an activity statement for the 2010/11 year.

To substantiate your claim, you will need to keep records that show you have acquired the fuel and how you have used it. Fuel dockets, invoices and log books are examples of acceptable records. 

 

 

 

Fuel tax credits - what you can claim in cents per litre

 



* This rate accounts for the road user charge, which is subject to change.

Heavy vehicles (that is, those with a GVM greater than 4.5 tonne) travelling on a public road are entitled to the fuel tax credit rate of 38.143 cents per litre minus the road user charge.
From 1 July 2010, the road user charge is 22.6 cents per litre, so the rate for heavy vehicles is 15.543 cents per litre (38.143-22.6 = 15.543).

** The rate of 19.0715 cents per litre is 50% of the full rate of 38.143 cents per litre. The full rate will apply to all these activities from 1 July 2012.