VTRANS021010 | Zero-rating of passenger transport: Perks, incidental services and ancillary supplies: Incidental services

These are examples of services that are sometimes provided to passengers at no extra cost as part of the transport service:

• accompanied domestic pets;

• accompanied luggage, including cycles and prams and excess luggage;

• accompanied vehicles and trailers (including Motorail);

• airport passenger charges and passenger load supplements;

• duplicate season tickets;

• Pullman supplements;

• seat reservations;

• sleeping berths, cabins on ships, if provided in the course of ordinary transport (for the treatment of cruises see VTRANS021100, and Notice 709/5 Tour operators’ margin; and/or

• changing details of bookings, or transferring tickets to third parties.

When an additional charge is made to the passenger it is regarded as a supplement to the fare and is zero-rated if the fare is zero-rated.