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minibus to camper question

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  • 02-03-2019 9:14pm
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    spacekiwi
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭


    Hi, if buying say a transit 9 seater van..
    If i remove six of the back seats to use as a day camper, would i have to refit them to pass the next doe, or does it matter if it only has 3 seats as its commercial vehicle anyway??
    Just wondering if anyone knows for sure..
    Thanks


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    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 828 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    spacekiwi wrote: »
    Hi, if buying say a transit 9 seater van..
    If i remove six of the back seats to use as a day camper, would i have to refit them to pass the next doe, or does it matter if it only has 3 seats as its commercial vehicle anyway??
    Just wondering if anyone knows for sure..
    Thanks

    A 9 seater is not commercial, if you convert to commercial the only way it can have seats in the back for the doe is if its a crew cab.


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    spacekiwi
    Registered Users Posts: 225 ✭✭spacekiwi


    So a minibus has to go for a nct??


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    autumnalcore
    Registered Users Posts: 828 ✭✭✭autumnalcore


    spacekiwi wrote: »
    So a minibus has to go for a nct??

    Driver + 8 passengers is category M1 must take NCT test and if you don't convert it to a camper you'll be paying private tax also.


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    dontbossme
    Registered Users Posts: 41 ✭dontbossme


    Hi sorry for jumping on this!

    Is a is category M1 (bus) vrt except if camper conversation to a good standard is done?

    Again sorry yo post here information is so hard to find.


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    StupidLikeAFox
    Registered Users Posts: 7,699 ✭✭✭StupidLikeAFox


    I'm fairly sure it is. It's not exempt as such, but full vrt has already been paid for the minibus when it was bought or imported. When you change that to a camper there is no balance to be paid.

    For a regular van the vrt has also been paid but it's usually very low (like e50) so when you are changing the classification you will need to pay the difference


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