RTFO compliance
How to comply with the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).
Documents
Details
This guidance provides information on compliance with the聽Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) including:
- applying for and maintaining an account with the RTFO Administrator
- the obligations that the聽RTFO聽puts on certain fuel suppliers and how it is met
- applying for renewable transport fuel certificates
- how and when to submit fuel quantities to the RTFO Administrator
- civil penalties
Additional compliance guidance
You should read this guidance in conjunction with:
- the list of聽eligible feedstocks
- the list of聽eligible fuels
- the list of聽voluntary schemes
- the list of recognised verifiers
- RTFO and SAF Mandate聽standard data
- codes to use when uploading聽data to the聽RTFO聽operating system and carbon calculator
Legislation
Suppliers covered by the聽RTFO聽scheme need to be aware of the legislation and the subsequent amendments. The original 2007聽RTFO聽Order has been periodically amended since it came into force.
The relevant legislation and subsequent amendments are the:
RTFO聽compliance updates
The Department for Transport鈥檚 (DfT鈥檚)聽Low Carbon Fuels (LCF) Delivery Unit runs regular stakeholder events with updates on important developments. The team regularly engages with account holders and wider stakeholders, including periodic account holder communications throughout the year.
Contact us
Send queries or comments about the guidance or the administration of the聽RTFO to DfT鈥檚听LCF聽Delivery Unit at [email protected].
The general email address for the LCF policy team is聽[email protected].
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