Would love to see how you would explain the tax on this at a checkpoint...

Atlantic Dawn

I just use it part time for work officer... www.cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2820419

It's not even decked out as a hearse.

Grimreaper666

Nothing wrong with it, doesn't have back seats just a deck or flat area like a commercial vehicle, the only snag is you'll have to be a registered undertaker to avail of the cheap tax soon enough.

Dartz

Register a Ferrari FF as a hearse so. Who wouldn't want to take their last ride in one of those things?

Berty

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with it, doesn't have back seats just a deck or flat area like a commercial vehicle, the only snag is you'll have to be a registered undertaker to avail of the cheap tax soon enough.

It does have back seats.

Your user name is rather apt though.

Grimreaper666

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with it, doesn't have back seats just a deck or flat area like a commercial vehicle, the only snag is you'll have to be a registered undertaker to avail of the cheap tax soon enough.

... defo has back seats

Northern Monkey

The chap that owned that car before the current owner is an undertaker, so thats why it got that classification. I'm not sure what the story is with the current owner.

Oral Surgeon

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Nothing wrong with it, doesn't have back seats just a deck or flat area like a commercial vehicle, the only snag is you'll have to be a registered undertaker to avail of the cheap tax soon enough.

But it does have back seats!!!

Grimreaper666

It should only have one at most, it must have been changed back by the current owner. It's guys like this fcuk things up for the rest of us,:mad:.

Saab Ed

Maybe it belonged to these guys .....

http://petcrematoriumireland.com/roi/index.htm

Sam Kade

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I just use it part time for work officer... www.cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2820419

It's about as rare as having officers in Ireland :rolleyes: What happened to Garda?

Sam Kade

Sam Kade wrote: »

It's about as rare as having officers in Ireland :rolleyes: What happened to Garda?

Are they not Garda Officers?

O.A.P

What ever about the seats, dose it have a tow bar ?

corktina

quite common for hearses to have back seats. Often there is a seat either side of a coffin for pall bearers or whatever,

peltor

Pictures taken and all at a graveyard for authenticity

corktina

corktina wrote: »

quite common for hearses to have back seats. Often there is a seat either side of a coffin for pall bearers or whatever,

True enough but a 60/40 split rear seat isn't the usual set up of a hearse

Gophur

A hearse is not just for funerals. Undertakers quite regularly have vehicles, like the BMW estate, that are used to transport bodies. I would assume they only need to be able to fold the seats relatively flat.

It's not as if the passengers will be complaining about lack of comfort or the lack of a flat floor?

no1beemerfan

corktina wrote: »

quite common for hearses to have back seats. Often there is a seat either side of a coffin for pall bearers or whatever,

But this car looks totally standard. Look at the inside of the car. Same as any E39.

peltor

no1beemerfan wrote: »

But this car looks totally standard. Look at the inside of the car. Same as any E39.

Its hearse tax which is fine,but it would'nt be used to conduct funeral, undertakers would call it a hearsette,or a carry wagon, most undertakers use a stretcher foldable with wheels,so the back of the car just needs to be flat (fold down rear seats) for loading or unloading,very grey area for years regarding requirements to fulfil hearse tax

no1beemerfan

peltor wrote: »

Its hearse tax which is fine,but it would'nt be used to conduct funeral, undertakers would call it a hearsette,or a carry wagon, most undertakers use a stretcher foldable with wheels,so the back of the car just needs to be flat (fold down rear seats) for loading or unloading,very grey area for years regarding requirements to fulfil hearse tax

So legally a new (non-funeral director) owner should not be able to continue taxing it as a hearse?

corktina

lets face it, its a handy way for the boss to have a nice vehicle relatively cheaply. It only needs to be capable of being used as a hearse I imagine and whoever buys it will need to to have it re-classified.

peltor

no1beemerfan wrote: »

So legally a new (non-funeral director) owner should not be able to continue taxing it as a hearse?

Absolutely ,Only a person in the funeral business could use this vehicle in its current tax form and get away with it

but43r

I remember this being on sale on www.bmw-driver.net about a year ago. I think he was advertising it at 5k that time and he let it go for around 4k.
Edit: It went for 3k that time and that was in March :O here is the link http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24571

peltor

I was just going to say its for sale a while seen it ages ago for sale lovely looking car,(& I would get away with driving it;) ) Family business and all that

rebel.ranter

but43r wrote: »

I remember this being on sale on www.bmw-driver.net about a year ago. I think he was advertising it at 5k that time and he let it go for around 4k.
Edit: It went for 3k that time and that was in March :O here is the link http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24571

The car was imported from the UK last year if memory serves me correctly by a BMW enthusiast who also happens to be an undertaker. I don't think this car was ever intended to be the one that the congregation walks behind though, but it was intended for other uses associated with being an undertaker. I'm not 100% if the current owner has the same use, call them & see...