Defender 110 Station Wagon to Commercial Station Wagon

Hi, This is my first post so appologies in advance if I muck it up!


I would like to purchase a 110, and (depending on budget constraints!) convert it so that it is capable of going on an expedition once I have finished uni.

Is it possible to convery a standard station wagon into the commercial station wagon (first two rows of seats but rear is van-like). by remowing the rear windows and fitting something else?

Also, would this change the road tax situation, I think the new CSW benefits from commercial vehicles road tax.

Many thanks,

Mat

yes you can do it easily. You can either fit rear window blanks like I have on mine or you can change the rear panels for those from a 88" landy hardtop.

ratty said:

yes you can do it easily. You can either fit rear window blanks like I have on mine or you can change the rear panels for those from a 88" landy hardtop if you want to do a propper job of it.

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Quite agree

Sirus said:

Quite agree

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maybe I should have said 'liquourice allsort' instead of propper job.

how do you setup the tax so its commercial?

The tax disc on my 110 hard top is for £190

Paul_GPvR said:

how do you setup the tax so its commercial?

The tax disc on my 110 hard top is for £190

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Why would you want to???

Ive always wondered if my 110 should be classed as a commercial, and perhaps qualify for a cheaper tax disc, I currently pay £190.

What do you think?

Mine is a landrover special vehicle build that was built for NORWEB. It's £190 a year on the tax too. I haven't looked at the log book to see what it comes under.

Road tax for Station Wagons is £190, £215 or £405, depending on when they were first registered (£190 for before 1/3/01, £215 for between 1/3/01 and 22/3/06, £405 for after 22/3/06).
For all other Defenders (i.e. classified as commercials for Road Tax purposes) it is £190 or £185 (£190 for those registered before 1/3/01, £185 for those after).

My 09 110 Utility wagon is £185.

A useful post Treworgey 90.

Going off topic further...
So what determins if it's a commercial vehicle. does the lack of windows in the load area automatically mean it's a commercial vehicle?

I think my log book states it's a Private Light Goods. Could this be wrongly classified?

Sorry to bump a thread, I was just googling this subject

I want to make the same conversion you guys have (solid rear panels on a 110 station wagon) in order to take it on expedition.

Do 90 panels fit?
Or do they have to be 88 panels?


cheers!

Matt

moogling said:

Sorry to bump a thread, I was just googling this subject

I want to make the same conversion you guys have (solid rear panels on a 110 station wagon) in order to take it on expedition.

Do 90 panels fit?
Or do they have to be 88 panels?


cheers!

Matt

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90 panels are too long. They have to be 88 panels.

Thanks very much, i'll start hunting for some 88 panels!

It's weird that so much stuff is still the same And also great!

My 110 looks like it's gonna be more series three than defender before long! haha!

Where abouts are you??? I have a set. West Midlands.

Sirus said:

Where abouts are you??? I have a set. West Midlands.

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so do i - am about 3" north of Si

Sean said:

so do i - am about 3" north of Si

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Really:doh:

Sean said:

so do i - am about 3" north of Si

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Dont you mean 3 foot

Sirus said:

Where abouts are you??? I have a set. West Midlands.

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Spam

Sean said:

so do i - am about 3" north of Si

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Don't that depend on what scale map yer looking at?









































In Robint's colouring book......erm........map........that'd be about page 28.

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Dont you mean 3 foot

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in me book of maps it's about 3"

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