Road tax bloody high, no?

[vananarama]

Any one know why my Cali Beach road tax is so high (£475), and is it because it’s classed as a car? I’m sure my old T5.1 van was half this.


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[WelshGas]

Any one know why my Cali Beach road tax is so high (£475), and is it because it’s classed as a car? I’m sure my old T5.1 van was half this.
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Correct. M1 Diesel Car, Body Type Motor Caravan or MPV.
Hence VED based on CO2 Emissions.

 

[GSX1300R]

Any one know why my Cali Beach road tax is so high (£475), and is it because it’s classed as a car? I’m sure my old T5.1 van was half this.


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That’s the new VED rates for you. New vehicles over £40k attract the new tax.

 

[66tim99]

Any one know why my Cali Beach road tax is so high (£475), and is it because it’s classed as a car? I’m sure my old T5.1 van was half this.


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Yes I think Beach Tours are 'cars' for tax purposes, explaining the additional VED in the brochure:


This suggests PLG's (all non-Tours?) avoid the £40k+ "supplement".

VED REDUCED!!

Date of first registration will be on your logbook at the top. Just checked mine and its correct., i.e the day it was dropped off to me.

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Looks like changes afoot again in April, and (all?) new Cali's will be taxed based on their emissions. Would they still be PLG's and avoid the £40k+ supplement then?

Amazing how many posts there've been on this subject. Not sure it could be more complicated.

 

[GSX1300R]

Looking at the spec the beach tour is registered as a car and the beach camper is registered as a motor home.. The difference is a single ring cooker.

 

[vananarama]

Looking at the spec the beach tour is registered as a car and the beach camper is registered as a motor home.. The difference is a single ring cooker.

Leading to the obvious question, if a tranger stove is bolted to the floor, can I get the DVLA to change it to a camper, do you think?

 

[vananarama]

That’s the new VED rates for you. New vehicles over £40k attract the new tax.

Thanks. I liked this. But I don't 'like' this.

 

[vananarama]

Correct. M1 Diesel Car, Body Type Motor Caravan or MPV.
Hence VED based on CO2 Emissions.

Thanks. Any way around this? Wishing we were at Nash Point in the Vale of Glam (Living) today and not at work!

 

[WelshGas]

Leading to the obvious question, if a tranger stove is bolted to the floor, can I get the DVLA to change it to a camper, do you think?

No, I’m afraid.