Section 158 | Reduction for payments for private use ^F1

(1)The cash equivalent of the benefit of a van for a tax year under section 155 (after any reduction under sections 156 and 157) is to be reduced if, as a condition of the van being available for the employee’s private use, the employee—^F2

(a)is required in that year to pay (whether by way of deduction from earnings or otherwise) an amount of money for that use, and

(b)pays that amount on or before 6 July following that year.^F3F4

(2)If the amount paid as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) by the employee in respect of that year is equal to or exceeds that cash equivalent, it is reduced to nil.^F5

(3)In any other case that cash equivalent is reduced by the amount paid as mentioned in subsection (1)(b) by the employee.^F6

(4)In this section the reference to the van being available for the employee’s private use includes a reference to the van being available for the private use of a member of the employee’s family or household.