From 1 April 2008, the road construction category has been
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got rid of altogether, meaning that the following vehicles cannot use red diesel: • Hot boxes mounted in non-articulated lorries with a purpose built body containing a heating system and agitator • Lining machines that are usually rigid flat-bed lorries permanently fitted with paint boilers and apparatus for painting lines and burning lances to remove unwanted road markings • Crash barrier installation/repair vehicles containing a built-in ram device and sometimes an auger for hole boring, plus either a small crane or a lifting arm to lift the barriers into place • Two categories were also added to the exemptions: tar sprayers: road surfacers (purpose-built heavy plant such as asphalt pavers and chipping machines, whose maximum speed does not exceed 20kph)
Useful websites: wws,v,customs.hmrc.gov.uk