Taxed as a van?

Bearcat

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2399801

Common lads.....this is takin the P!ss

Solnskaya

Bearcat wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2399801

Common lads.....this is takin the P!ss

I'd reckon gto vans are anything but common:D Maybe he keeps his tools in the passenger footwell...

msg11

No seat belts in the back, and seats actully removed.

It is legally a van, although not the most practical van.

dr.fuzzenstein

Won't that run foul of the law anyway unless you use it only as a commercial?
Can't see that going onsite with tools in the back, also it hasn't got chipboard installed!

Fishtits

If you can persuade your local Co. Council to tax it comercially then you're away.

Council decide taxation status.

Plod has only to determine that vehicle is taxed and displaying correct disc. Whether its commercial/private whatever is not in their remit.

There seems to be a bit of confusion here vis trade plates...

_Conrad_

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Won't that run foul of the law anyway unless you use it only as a commercial?
Can't see that going onsite with tools in the back, also it hasn't got chipboard installed!

It's not even a new law/rule, you were never supposed to be able to just use something commercially taxed as a private car, you could just get away with it, but it's supposedly being enforced more strictly now.

Lord Derpington

This could of been converted to a "van" if it was imported to avoid paying vrt.

Stroke of genius to be honest, instead of paying €1293 tax per year the owner has been paying €288

darragh o meara

There's a few Nissan 350z's around with commercial tax!! Wouldn't mind one of them myself it'd just kill me to pay full rate on a 3.5 litre.

Nissan doctor

There are several 2 seater sports cars with hatch backs registered as commercial in Ireland, GTO/3000gt, supra, 300zx, 350z etc can all very simply and legally be classed as a van, just as much as a ford focus or opel astra can.

Its the using it as a private vehicle and paying commercial tax thats the legal issue.

Nissanzx

Hey people,first post few questions.I own a English reg 1990 nissan 300zx,I've owned the car since 2005,the car was never taxed on Irish roads,Iam in the middle of converting it to a van and wondering how I get it put in my name,al I have is a v5 form from 2 owners ago..also what's the next step in trying to get it converted to commercial,do I need engineers report? Who do i contact vrt office?Thanks for any help

MetzgerMeister

Nissanzx wrote: »

Hey people,first post few questions.I own a English reg 1990 nissan 300zx,I've owned the car since 2005,the car was never taxed on Irish roads,Iam in the middle of converting it to a van and wondering how I get it put in my name,al I have is a v5 form from 2 owners ago..also what's the next step in trying to get it converted to commercial,do I need engineers report? Who do i contact vrt office?Thanks for any help

Well your first step is to start your own thread

dgt

Nissanzx wrote: »

Hey people,first post few questions.I own a English reg 1990 nissan 300zx,I've owned the car since 2005,the car was never taxed on Irish roads,Iam in the middle of converting it to a van and wondering how I get it put in my name,al I have is a v5 form from 2 owners ago..also what's the next step in trying to get it converted to commercial,do I need engineers report? Who do i contact vrt office?Thanks for any help

You've been beaten to it

Nissanzx

That's some car u have there,they rotas uv on it?like the van conversion very professional looking,can u tell me any more about it, how u went about it? Herd they were clamping down on this sort of thing, thanks

Nissanzx

@ metzgermeister oops sorry just seen ur msg, wil post me own tread..

MetzgerMeister

Nissanzx wrote: »

@ metzgermeister oops sorry just seen ur msg, wil post me own tread..

Not trying to be smart but you may get a better response

Nissanzx

No worries, thanks for the advice

Top Dog

Another special one



http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/modifiedcars/2023553

Nissanzx

Ha ha, who needs a transit when u can have 1 of them bad boys.., unless you want to bring stuff of course!

mondeo

All the questions you will be asked at check points when the garda notices your 3L sports car taxed as a commercial lol. Bringing that in for it's Doe every year the testers will think your taking the piss. Probably fail on every single anything just to make life hard for ya getting cheap tax on a motor like that

Nissanzx

Who said anyting bout stopin at checkpoints?! All jokin aside they'd probably make life tuff alrite- it's all about the money tho,between 9 & 1200 import tax depending if u call it a fairlady or 300zx then there's the tax issue, let's just say I've no intension a payin €1100 or wat ever it is!

alanmc

I've no intention of not paying full fat tax on my Z. I might not like it. I might not even agree with it. But I'm content in the fact that if I get stopped at a checkpoint, there will be no chance of my pride and joy being taken away from me.

It is a large amount of cash to have to fork out year after year, but it's a lot of car. I almost don't mind paying it

Nissanzx

It's a lot of money to pay out alrite but as u said it's a lot of car and a lot of enjoyment to be had.. Iam stil gona give this van conversion thing a go,car bein restored at mo will have it back soon,soo much € spent on it,tink nearly 4k half afraid to add al up so simply can't afford import tax/tax

dgt

Nissanzx wrote: »

That's some car u have there,they rotas uv on it?like the van conversion very professional looking,can u tell me any more about it, how u went about it? Herd they were clamping down on this sort of thing, thanks

Oh no thats not mine!

But I do drive a converted car something a lot less exotic :pac:

• Out with the rear seats and replace with a false floor
• Remove rear seatbelts
• Weld up the bolt holes
• Black out the windows (or replace with fibreglass panels)
• Use commercial tyres
• Carry a warning triangle

Engineers report!

Get it weighed at a council weigh bridge

Get the tax office to gawk at it

DOE it then tax it

Nissan doctor

^^ you don't need commercial tyres unless you somehow increase the load capacity of the vehicle.

Carvan type commercial vehicles, opel astra/ford focus etc, use the same tyres as the passanger car models.