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ford fiesta van

  • 13-04-2012 11:03PM
    #1
    valtra8150
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 108 ✭✭


    hello. i was just given a 3 door 02 fiesta car. i am looking for a fiesta van and was thinking could i turn this one in to a van and if so what about the tax on it then.
    thanks


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  • #2
    teR_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭teR_


    Rip the back seats and the parcel shelf out, tint the windows, lay down some plywood ..

    - Voila

    You have yourself a little van of some sort. The motor tax office and your insurance company won't recognise it as a van EVER though. (AFAIK)


  • #3
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,978 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    valtra8150 wrote: »
    hello. i was just given a 3 door 02 fiesta car. i am looking for a fiesta van and was thinking could i turn this one in to a van and if so what about the tax on it then.
    thanks

    Seats out
    Windows out, replace with panels
    Seatbelts out
    Holes welded
    Steel floor

    You then get
    An engineers report
    Inspection at the motor tax office
    DOE

    Now you have a van


  • #4
    Pottler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,073 ✭✭✭Pottler


    dgt wrote: »
    Seats out
    Windows out, replace with panels
    Seatbelts out
    Holes welded
    Steel floor

    You then get
    An engineers report
    Inspection at the motor tax office
    DOE

    Now you have a van
    which is a slightly less usefull version of a fiesta car....


  • #5
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,227 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Presumably the car is 1.25l? If so, whats the point? The difference in tax between private and commercial is €23 a year. You'd be paying roughly the same tax for the priviledge of having no back seats. If you need the functionality of a van just drop the seats when needed or leave them down. At leats you'll have the option to raise and use them.


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