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12/5/2008 at 7:15pm
 Location: Liverpool
 Outfit: Swift 480ES Range Rover
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I have a 2001 sept reg Range rover and have just been looking up the vehicle duty costs £455 per year in 2010!
Do the same rules apply to camper vans on taxing them?


12/5/2008 at 8:27pm
 Location: ery
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depends on their initial classification, most are classed as commercial vehicles - based on the chassis - and so pay about £175 - are are registered as 'cars' and could conceivably end up in the £400+ bracket. Possibly the top of the range T5 could run foul of this.
Check your log book - oopss showing my age - I mean, of course, your vehicle registration document

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You see, ya can´t please everyone, so ya got to please yourself
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13/5/2008 at 1:47pm
 Location: Durham
 Outfit: Carioca 656
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Have just checked our RFT since the budget and we should be paying £215 next renewal.

We have a 2.3 Litre Diesel, CI Carioca 21Ft in length.

 



14/5/2008 at 9:33am
 Location: bristol
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we have a 27ft euramobil on a 2.8 diesel and 3 months ago paid 96.50 for 6 months tax....it was cheaper than the car!!!!


14/5/2008 at 4:09pm
 Location: huntingdon
 Outfit: neisman & bischoff arto
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hi

we have 2.8 deisel shows hgv on v5 tax for a year was £165.00 after the budget

palaceboy



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14/5/2008 at 6:48pm
 Location: Notts Lincs border
 Outfit: Burstner A538
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With this government who the hell knows!!!


14/5/2008 at 10:38pm
 Location: ery
 Outfit: V-dub Camper OK!!
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Quote: Originally posted by j.sim101 on 13/5/2008

Have just checked our RFT since the budget and we should be paying £215 next renewal.

We have a 2.3 Litre Diesel, CI Carioca 21Ft in length.




what's the base vehicle - most should be paying less than that I think


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Ricky Nelson


14/5/2008 at 10:52pm
 Location: Argyll Scotland
 Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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Tomorrow I will be taxing two cars. The total for both will be £35. Not bad eh!!! <G>.

One is our Clio 1.5d £35, (used to tow the caravan. See gallery).
the other is a Moggy Minor, £0. (historic vehicle).



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15/5/2008 at 12:39pm
 Location: Cornwall
 Outfit: Autotrail Scout
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Quote: Originally posted by THE BOWENS on 12/5/2008
I have a 2001 sept reg Range rover and have just been looking up the vehicle duty costs £455 per year in 2010!
Do the same rules apply to camper vans on taxing them?

AFAICT, they do not, but some motorhomes have been wrongly classified because they were registered pre-conversions. An example is the VW California, which was registered as a type-approved car but should be reclassified as PLG after conversion. You might want to read this for more info.

Allegedly, the DVLA have said:
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Although vehicles such as the Volkswagen California are being type-approved in the M1 Special Purpose category, at the moment, this should not be sufficient for the vehicle to enter the Grad VED tax class. Therefore, as you suggest, I can confirm that all vehicles with the body type 'motor caravan', whether type approved or not, should be placed within either the PLG or the PHGV taxation class.
HTH,

Geoff


18/5/2008 at 12:57pm
 Location: Torbay Devon
 Outfit: Eldis Mistral 2 berth
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Is there a chart that I could refer to. We are looking for a bigger car, but dont want to end up with a £450 motor tax, just to tow a caravan 4 times a year.

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18/5/2008 at 8:14pm
 Location: Cornwall
 Outfit: Autotrail Scout
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For newer models, you can check the emissions database and VED calculator. However, if you're only going to use the car to tow four times a year, you could save a bundle and buy whatever you want provided it was first used before March 2001. Even a 12 mpg V8 gas guzzler costs only £185 to tax this year and £200 next year.

HTH,

Geoff



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