I might purchase the new transit connect , might be looking for 1.6diesel 6speed gearbox.. Is this vehicle gonna be classified as "like a car van?" To reduce road tax?
Can I be the first to point out there there is no such thing as 'road tax'
HTH
Vehicle excise duty
what is a like a car van ?
i have a car derived van(which a transit connect isnt and so gets the lower speed limits) - still commercial tax rates - good thing though as 225 is less than emissions based tax.
T5 here, £140 per year
2005 Light commercial, £220.
Thank god its not done on CO2 output, reckon it would be up there in the super tax bracket for luxury 4x4's!
P.S The transit connect is designed as a van from the wheels up, so its not car derived and will probably attract light commercial rates, and lower speed limit.
Worth considering what group it is for road tolls as well as these can add up. Severn Bridge a lot more for vans for example.
[i]2005 Light commercial, £220.
Thank god its not done on CO2 output, reckon it would be up there in the super tax bracket for luxury 4x4's!
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Only if it was a 2006 or younger - cars anyway, which is why my old V8 was half the cost of my wifes previous Freelander.
My T5 174 kombi is taxed as a car on CO2 emissions, £285
2008 Peugeot Expert here, £220 a year.
2008 Berlingo puny ass 1.6HDi 75 horses - also £225.
It's the £12.80 I have to pay to cross the Severn Bridge in it as I watch somebody in a mahoosive 4x4 at the next toll booth paying £6.40 that gets me.
54 plate T5 SWB here. Currenlty still a "van" so VED was 225 notes for a year.
52 Renault Kangoo Van ,robbing gits want £225 yet the MPV version with same engine and age only costs £145.
Another example of government rip offs.
Possibly going up for sale as I no longer really need a van.
@ Unovolo .. Thats exactly what I dont understand.. Kinda put me off now getting a van as personal vehicle home to work and bike van on the weekends... I may have to reconsider getting a transit connect combi and just take off all back seats.. Anyways will know laters. Going to the dealer now.. Thanks all for the reply.
If you can afford a new van, fuel, insurance, servicing etc. is around £100 difference in VED really going to be a deal breaker for you? Surely the price increase of a combi over a plain panel van is going to be higher than quite a few of those £100?
Anyway, Peugeot Expert 1.6HDi, 2007. £225 annual.
Escort Van £225 a year.
Expensive compared to newer vehicles, but a gave a grand for the van and that will buy a lot of excise duty and diesel.