Campervan road tax

glasgow taxi driver
glasgow taxi driver Forum Participant Posts: 6
edited May 2018 in Motorhomes #1

Hi everyone 

I contacted dvla to inform them of the conversion of my vw t5 commercial to a campervan which seemed to fall on deaf ears should it make any difference to the price of the road tax

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  • wallacebob
    wallacebob Forum Participant Posts: 89
    edited May 2018 #2

    The VED is based on emissions, so should remain the same. I would guess most DIY converters don't change the type, but a quiet check with your local MOT guy will highlight possible problems with them?

    Thing to be aware is speeds: commercial is 50mph on single carriageway, 60 on Dual.

  • ATDel
    ATDel Forum Participant Posts: 335
    edited May 2018 #3

    Van conversions including coachbuilt are not based on emissions unless the converter issues a certificate of conformity, I dont know of any who do. The ved is based on two rates upto and including 3500kg gross weight and over 3500kg. 

  • Tinwheeler
    Tinwheeler Forum Participant Posts: 23,142 ✭✭✭
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    edited May 2018 #4

    Agree, Kev. It’s nothing to do with emissions.

    Our Peugeot based PVC cost, I think, £240 for 12 months. In that region anyway.

  • glasgow taxi driver
    glasgow taxi driver Forum Participant Posts: 6
    edited May 2018 #5

    Thanks for the info guys

  • young thomas
    young thomas Forum Participant Posts: 11,356
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    edited May 2018 #6

    agree with the above...

    once converted, your V5 should have either PLGV (private light goods vehicle @ 3500kg GVW or under) or PHGV for vans over 3500kg.

    if it has an emmisions value, you can get it removed as the DVLA will use that if its present...

    perversely, the 'light' group is more expensive to tax than the heavy group...

    yet another left over anomalies from the haulage days, no doubt...

  • bob2421
    bob2421 Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited July 2019 #7

    Ive just bought a 2005 Autosleeper Duetto  when looking for insurance a question is asked is your motorhome registered as a motorhome? Why is this, when I checked on DVLA it isn't its classed as an LCV is this correct and does it make any difference to the insurance

     

     

  • DavidKlyne
    DavidKlyne Club Member Posts: 13,860 ✭✭✭
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    edited July 2019 #8

    Was your VW T5 previously  registered as a car and therefore has a VED based on that clarification? When most motorhomes are registered by the manufacturers without emissions  listed on the certificate or conformity. Maybe the DVLA are reluctant to lose out the money!!!

    David

  • APL46
    APL46 Forum Participant Posts: 1
    edited August 2019 #9

    DVLA have refused to reclassify my Merc Marco Polo although I have written to them to contest their decision. Came across this in my research

    https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/267623

     

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