is my 90 a commercial vehicle for tax purposes?

I have googled this a it but not really found a clear cut answer.

My land rover is a business vehicle (ie owned by my LTD company), basically its my van for moving old machinery about.

My accountant asked me today if it is a "commercial vehicle" for tax purposes.

I have tried to find out but cant find a clear answer. Has anyone faced a similar question?

It is a 1993 200tdi 2 seater, hard back, no rear seats, no rear windows.

1 thing that I do seem to need to know is what the payload is? Is it 1 ton or more? Any clues on that one too?

if its got a van back on it yes if its got windows in the side then yer on a sticky wicket
had a 90 the same and the accountant said if it had windows in the side no hope

My 110 Utility is classed as Commercial - £185 RFL.

Treworgey 90 said:

My 110 Utility is classed as Commercial - £185 RFL.

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thats a point my 110 crew cab should be same as yours have to chase that up before tax runs out end of feb

It has no windows in the back.

Last time I taxed it was £185.00

Does that mean it is commercial?

johnnyoxford said:

It has no windows in the back.

Last time I taxed it was £185.00

Does that mean it is commercial?

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thats a yes then i'd say

If it has no windows in the back it's a van so yes it's a commercial, if you use it for personal use, even taking something to the tip it's classed as a benefit and subject to a £3000 tax bill, my accountant told me I should keep a log of all my mileage in my van so I can show every mile is bookable to a job in case they ever want to see it, it's academic in my case as it's got a tachograph in it but it's something you should keep in mind if you're claiming it as a commercial

Different taxes have a slightly different definition of what is commercial or not. For road tax, its seats/windows. For HMRC VAT exemption, its the use of the vehicle. ie you can get the VAT back for a car, but it must be put "out of reach" for personal use, in practice this means its kept at a workplace not home, and that its not insured for SDP use. For a van, the rules are slightly more relaxed in that it doesn't need to be "out of reach" but you're still not allowed to get a personal benefit off of it.

So beware trying to get VAT back etc just based on road tax class - it doesn't work like that.

If you are talking about JUST road tax then isn't a 1993 the same with or without windows?

Out of interest who are you guys insuring youre commercial vehicals with. I used to have a van and have stayed with them, not sure im getting the best deal for a landy

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