Originally Posted by vanHorck
Do you have any idea when you can reclaim this tax and when not (I understand all have to pay it, some can reclaim).
As I understand it, no tax is paid when you buy the fuel, but you have to sign a document stating that some or all of it will be used for pleasure flying. Then you have to pay the tax due within the month.
There was a huge premium in the price of a Thielert engine compared with a Lycoming engine, in Diamond aircraft, which was only made viable by the lack of tax on avtur. That premium covered the warranty cost of parts that have to be replaced at specified intervals, such as the gearboxes. Now that Thielert have gone bankrupt, the warranties are all worthless, so Diamond owners have been severely punished for daring to fly with a modern, fuel efficient engine.
I suppose, as usual, we're the only country in Europe to have implemented the Energy Products Directive.