I can't understand why my van is so expensive to tax

[grr666]

Due to fork out best part of 200 quid to tax my van.

If VED is calculated based on emissions then

what I fail to understand is how is it so expensive when

compared to cars fitted with the exact same engine.

The 1.5 dci engine if fitted to a clio or megane etc falls into

VED band C - £30 a year.

Yet somehow it becomes a poisonous planet killer when it's in a kangoo van?

I imagine every time I start it up a polar bear wandering around looking for a fish

just spontaneously combusts and explodes into a million white and red furry pieces.

Maybe not, but if it did at least I'd be getting my moneys worth.

Makes no sense to me... I smell a rip off.

Can I get my vans tax band reclassified somehow?

[Babs]

What tax band is it in?

[Binzie]

I would hope so

[preston334]

I know it is stupid but they are classed as PLG vehicles

http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/~/media/pdf/leaflets/v149.ashx

[Rooted]

I would just feel lucky that i was in a Car Derived Commercial vehicle under 2000kg and allowed to do the same National Speed limit as Passenger vehicles that seat less than 9 passengers.

If you were classed as a Commercial vehicle, one speeding ticket could cost you what the saving would be in the Road Tax.

Do you get a good deal on it with the Insurance?

'Man with a van' small delivery service for £30 an hour and the road tax is paid in a day, fuels paid and you are quids in.

Cant do that in a car.

(well you can, but the customer looks a bit peed off when you turn up in a car!)

george

[VladSoilerOfCarpets]

All our work vans (Kangoo 1.5dCi, Transit Connect 1.8TDCi, Combo 1.7CDTi and Transporter 1.9TDi) are all £210 per year. They all deliver 45mpg+, but are used every single day. The Combo we bought new on a 57 plate, and it's just ticked over to 84,000 miles.

By contrast, over the last few years I've driven about 61,000 miles for pleasure, commuting and such. And I drive a LOT. So, based on a percentage, the VED hike makes a little more sense. Although, £30 to £210 is a tad steep.

[grr666]

(whipped off the direct gov website...)

Other vehicle tax rates

Light goods vehicles (TC39)

Registered on or after 1 March 2001 (not over 3,500kg revenue weight).

Vehicle

12 months rate

6 months rate

Light goods vehicle

£215.00

£118.25

Euro 4 light goods vehicles (TC36)

Registered between 1 March 2003 and 31 December 2006 only (not over 3,500kg revenue weight).

Vehicle

12 months rate

6 months rate

Euro 4 light goods vehicles

£135.00

£74.25

Euro 5 light goods vehicles (TC36)

Registered between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2010 only (not over 3,500kg revenue weight).

Vehicle

12 months rate

6 months rate

Euro 5 light goods vehicles

£135.00

£74.25

I think my van is classified as the one in the red text above.

The current tax disc states just LGV as tax class.

But surely it should be the euro 4 rate based on the engine?

It was first registered in July 2003, and there are no emissions details at all

on the V5. I know it's only £80 difference but it just seems wrong that I'm paying

£215 for the van yet only about £130 for my vRS.

PS I doubt my old van could achieve NSL, never goes above 60 tbh.

Got to get the front suspension top mounts changed soon and a wheel

bearing replaced as well. Will the expense never end? Doh!

[grr666]

Do you get a good deal on it with the Insurance?

Yes, not bad at all. Paying about £280 a year comp and I'm fully covered for trade use.

Also my tools are covered whether in the van or on a job. I think it's great

value. I use Gladiator a subsiduary of Admiral.

39 years old, full licence since 92. 12+ years no claims. B banded postcode.

That's why the tax issue grates so much. It's nearly as much as the insurance.

I only need a little engine to get me about and rather than buy a bigger van I didn't really

need I got my Kangoo. Fuel seems to last forever in it so I fail to see how it's such a

polluting vehicle.

[Lofty79]

this is why i got rid of my van, im a window cleaner so all i carry inside the vehicle is a bucket! what a huge waste o money it was

[BossFox]

Quite simply, it's a van.

So the chances are you need it to earn money.

So the government want a slice of the cake.

A lot of people I know with small vans have now gone over to estate cars or Berlingo type vehicles that can be a van or a car.

[MartynVRS]

Quite simply, it's a van.

So the chances are you need it to earn money.

So the government want a slice of the cake.

A lot of people I know with small vans have now gone over to estate cars or Berlingo type vehicles that can be a van or a car.

Mate of mine wants a Transporter just to carry surf boards and for reasons already mentioned I told him he should get a fast estate instead.

[Irvtheswerv]

Hmm I've got a Volvo v70 D5, that's £270 a year to tax. Bargain.

[BossFox]

Hmm I've got a Volvo v70 D5, that's £270 a year to tax. Bargain.

There are much worse cars out there to pay VED on...