Was wondering if anyone has run into thisdo I've just remembered an an incident many years ago. Very light traffic on a three lane DC and an small elderly recovery vehicle (the type with a crane on the back...
On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:35:15 +0100, "Christian McArdle"
When the firm I once worked for found that it was cheaper to lease estate cars rather than the equivalent van model we were a bit concerned about the tax implications. Fortunately a sympathetic tax office agreed to tax us at the van rate. The argument put forward and accepted was that as the cars had a bolted in tool-stores racking system and crush barrier behind the front seats and were almost always loaded with work related parts it was not possible to suddenly use them as a car in which to take the family shopping. That concession lasted about 12 years. It was a disciplinary offence to operate the vehicle without the racking installed while on company business though that was for health and safety reasons as well. As in any group of workers there were a few moaners who thought the vehicle was provided more for there benefit than the companies .I cannot fit my child seats was a common grumble. These were the ones who in the short time we operated the cars without racking systems and taxed as cars ran light. It was always these sods who pbutted over a job because they did not have part on board so got little sympathy from those of us who did. We were happy wth the van tax rate.
I understand that the latest tax office takes the more simplistic view that if it is described as an estate car by the manufacturer then taxed as a car it will be. G.Harman
