Section 1157D — Social Security Act 1991: Exempt car benefits

(1) Except in so far as section 1157C provides that the application or availability of a car held by a person is a car benefit, the application or availability of a car held by a person is exempt. (2) A car benefit provided in respect of the employment of the employee is exempt if: (a) the car is: (i) a taxi, panel van or utility truck; or (ii) any other road vehicle designed to carry a load of less than 1 tonne (other than a vehicle designed for the principal purpose of carrying passengers); and (b) the only private use of the car at a time when the benefit was provided was: (i) work-related travel of the employee; and (ii) other minor, infrequent and irregular private use by the employee or an associate of the employee. (3) A car benefit provided in respect of the employment of the employee is exempt if the car was unregistered at all times when the car was held by the person who provided the car.