[Dent]

My lads 17 next year and reckons he wants a series landy , so thought I best start looking, give me time to fix it up.

Is there much difference insurance wise between the engines ?.

 

[Spyderman]

I bought my son a Series III when he was 17, 2.25 Diesel. Insurance was £600 with Footman James.
I think both the Diesel & Petrol are group 2, so there shouldn't be any difference.

 

[oxides]

Great vehicles to learn in - station wagon gives you brilliant all round visibility, SWB is pretty manouverable, no experience of the diesel but the standard 2 1/4 petrol goes reasonably well. The odd dent and scuff adds to the character. Worth getting one with servo brakes.

 

[Wavey]

Just be careful on the seats if you go down a station wagon route. A new (post 1997) driver needs a minibus licence for anything over 8 seats.

 

[Mr-Tomcat]

If you want servo brakes and a synchromesh box get a Series 3, get a Short Base, easier to learn on as someone has already said.

Andy.

 

[landycommander]

Just be careful on the seats if you go down a station wagon route. A new (post 1997) driver needs a minibus licence for anything over 8 seats.

This legislation does not count the drivers seat as part of the 8 seats. We have several VW transporter vans at work with 2 front passenger seats, 2 rear passenger seats and a secure prisoner cage that hold 4 persons (counts as 4 seats) and we can drive this vehicle on a standard cat B license(post 1997) - Police do not have exemptions on license categories

 

[Wavey]

This legislation does not count the drivers seat as part of the 8 seats. We have several VW transporter vans at work with 2 front passenger seats, 2 rear passenger seats and a secure prisoner cage that hold 4 persons (counts as 4 seats) and we can drive this vehicle on a standard cat B license(post 1997) - Police do not have exemptions on license categories

Appologies I missed out the word passenger. Landrover put 12 seats in some motors to get round the tax rules.

 

[109party]

side facing seats dont count tho do they

 

[Wavey]

side facing seats dont count tho do they

A seat is a seat and for the purposes of licensing do definately count.

 

[110woman]

A seat is a seat and for the purposes of licensing do definately count.

every time I come to try to insure my beast I have problems- I have three seats in front , three in middle and two side facing benches- with three seatbelts on each side- so do I have 8 seats or do I have 12- none of the companies ever know and it always confuses them- not printed on the log book so how do you know the official number of seats

 

[Pikey]

3 in front plus 3 second row seats =6 + 2x3seater benches = 6+6 =12. plus side is it's exempt from congestion charge.

 

[storm99]

You have 12.

 

[Mseries3]

Just be careful on the seats if you go down a station wagon route. A new (post 1997) driver needs a minibus licence for anything over 8 seats.

You don't need a minibus licence - Just be over 21 and not driving anything over 3.5T.

Driving passenger carrying vehicles (PCV) on a car driving licence : Directgov - Motoring

If there is not figure on the number of seats on the V5 then some insurance companys are happy if you take some seats out

 

[Mseries3]

3 in front plus 3 second row seats =6 + 2x3seater benches = 6+6 =12. plus side is it's exempt from congestion charge.

Downside is it will be effected by the LEZ if it is desiel.... Thus meaning you have to pay £100 a day in london

 

[110woman]

Downside is it will be effected by the LEZ if it is desiel.... Thus meaning you have to pay £100 a day in london

whats LEZ ?

 

[Mseries3]

A con by Ken ****instone.

Low Emission Zone | Transport for London

 

[110woman]

well - not that I was planning on driving thru London but reading that lot would make me think twice b4 driving down in the future

 

[oxides]

Get a SWB!