Road Tax on a new van that costs more than £40k for the following years?

[EMS]

As a new van costs more than £40k for the following years road tax? Has the regulation been changed from the car tax rules?
Have probably missed a similar discussion when this rule was introduced?

 

[PlacidoD]

No! Try searching yesterday's posts.

 

[enark]

This was in for a few months in 2017, but not been charged since. Too my knowledge, and ive had two new vans in that time.

 

[VXman]

There have been discussions about this. Surely its a luxury CAR tax - not motorhome? Anyway - get an over 3500kg one and its a PHGV - tax currently £165 rising to £171 in April. No luxury tax on that surely?

 

[VXman]

This was in for a few months in 2017, but not been charged since. Too my knowledge, and ive had two new vans in that time.

There is a new luxury car tax for cars over £40,000 being introduced in April - not sure if it applies to motorhomes.

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[enark]

There have been discussions about this. Surely its a luxury CAR tax - not motorhome? Anyway - get an over 3500kg one and its a PHGV - tax currently £165 rising to £171 in April. No luxury tax on that surely?

Is that the annual rise for this year - £6? Happy days

 

[VXman]

Is that the annual rise for this year - £6? Happy days

I believe so - just inflationary rise.

 

[BikerGraham]

It’s not new, it’s been in since March 2017.

Back in late 2019 there was a reclassification of motorhomes resulting in certain engines falling within the remit. But this was rescinded in March 2020.
So there are some motorhomes registered from around October 2019 and March 2020 to which it applied.

Its remit is being widened from April 2025 to also cover EV’s. Which is why the media are going batshit over it.

But as motorhomes are technically based on commercial vehicles I believe they remain exempt.

 

[enark]

It’s not new, it’s been in since March 2017.

Back in late 2019 there was a reclassification of motorhomes resulting in certain engines falling within the remit. But this was rescinded in March 2020.
So there are some motorhomes registered from around October 2019 and March 2020 to which it applied.

Its remit is being widened from April 2025 to also cover EV’s. Which is why the media are going batshit over it.

But as motorhomes are technically based on commercial vehicles I believe they remain exempt.

Wow, i purchased a new one in Sept 2019 - lucky me….

 

[EMS]

Thanks for info, Perhaps I can convince the better half now for a new van!

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[CAB96]

Thanks for info, Perhaps I can convince the better half now for a new van!

Even if it did apply, it's hardly a significant amount against the full cost of a new van?

 

[Lenny HB]

Wow, i purchased a new one in Sept 2019 - lucky me….

You was lucky it was Sep 2019 it came in.

 

[BikerGraham]

Wow, i purchased a new one in Sept 2019 - lucky me….

You were.

I recall at the NEC show in October 2019 there was a big thing being made by some dealers about some residual engined (certain type of euro 6) vans falling outside this and the first years tax being based on the emissions level. Apparently some vans 1st year was over £2k road tax. Subsequent years were much lower but still high

 

[stevewagner]

Even if it did apply, it's hardly a significant amount against the full cost of a new van?

It’s a massive difference

 

[CAB96]

It’s a massive difference

Yes. Agreed. In comparison to standard VED.

But in comparison to the overall total cost of purchase and ownership?

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[Minxy]

It’s not new, it’s been in since March 2017.

Back in late 2019 there was a reclassification of motorhomes resulting in certain engines falling within the remit. But this was rescinded in March 2020.
So there are some motorhomes registered from around October 2019 and March 2020 to which it applied.

AFAIK it was from 1st September 2019 to 11th March 2020 and only applied if a MH was registered as M1SP and had it's emissions on the COC, both requirements had to be met to qualify for the higher road tax as well as the luxury tax over £40,000. It's a while back but I recall asking loads of questions about which engine the MHs we were interested in had and recall it was the Cat 6D that was affected.

I wrote about it here:

New Motorhome Tax Costs? - 1st Sep 2019

Update from collecting new 69 plate motorhome today. Well it seems my dealer was not guilty of 'gilding the lilly' and was truthful when they advised that my new Euro 6c 3500kg motorhome would be taxed at the existing VED rate (post No. 54 in this thread) and thats what happened when it was...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

Wow, i purchased a new one in Sept 2019 - lucky me….

We bought ours new in October 2019 but as no emissions info was on the COC and it wasn't a Cat D6 we didn't fall into the hiked tax band nor luxury car tax bracket.