Is there any truth in this article?

[Jim Schush]

I have recently had a couple of conversations at work with a couple of motorhome/camper colleagues. The conversation relates to new taxation for motorhomes from September this year.
I told them both it’s a load of rubbish and then I received this!
Can anyone bust this article, if it’s true it’s not good for the new motorhomes or motorhome manufacturers, looking on the bright side it could be great for existing motorhome owners with improved residuals.
Can any one shed light on this!

 

[Southdowners]

Vehicle tax rates

Tables showing the rates for vehicle tax for different types of vehicle.

www.gov.uk

I’ve just given the link above a quick read and it appears that motorhomes over £40K when new will have to pay an extra £320 for the first 5 years.

Other vehicles registered on or after 1st April 2017 will pay a rate based on a vehicle’s CO2 emissions the first time it’s registered.

I’m not sure what the newspaper article is referring to to be honest. It makes no sense to say that older more polluting vehicles wouldn’t be subject to additional taxes... the gov.uk info says they’ll be penalised and gives a table showing the associated costs.

 

[pappajohn]

Very ill inform journalism.
Motorhomes, and every other 4 wheeled vehicle under 3500kg including private cars are already classed as Private Light Goods Vehicles..... Look on your V5C.
Motorhomes are classed the same as cars.... M1.... Motor vehicle with less than 8 passenger seats.

There are to be changes but not the shite this journalist is spouting

 

[PhilandMena]

Might increase the value of used motorhomes under 3.5 T.

 

[Apache]

How does this apply to mohos above 3500kg ?
Ours is rated at 4250 kg and on the V5 it is described as PHG - Private Heavy Goods

Anybody ?

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[PhilandMena]

I would ignore the article altogether. It's clear that this is something this Tayside company thinks could happen but no hard facts to indicate it is going to happen. Perhaps a ploy to get those potential buyers to commit now rather than later and boost sales. More fake news I fear

 

[Lenny HB]

There has been another thread running about it for a week See Here.

Yet to see any official info on it.

 

[The Wino]

Sounds like either they are trying to persuade people to buy now or could be trying to pre-empt any announcements on road tax while theres time to try and influence any decisions. As the price for a new m/h starts now around 40k and averages 60k I suspect there will not be a lot of public sympathy for any tax increases and lets face it no-one NEEDS to run a m/h its a lifestyle choice. Another thought is how will any campaign to remove medicals for over 70's might affect m/h over 3.5t? If they are to be treated diffently to other vehicles over 3.5t for licensing purposes it would make sense to tax them like vehicles under 3.5t!.

 

[Deneb]

Motorhomes, and every other 4 wheeled vehicle under 3500kg including private cars are already classed as Private Light Goods Vehicles..... Look on your V5C.

Not correct. Private Light Goods applies to cars and light goods vehicles first registered prior to 1st March 2001, and is split into two rates of duty depending on engine capacity.

Cars registered after that date are taxed based on CO2 emissions and fall into diesel car or petrol car tax classes.

For M1 category vehicles constructed under a multi-stage process and registered on or after 1st March 2001, which do not have a CO2 figure on the final stage Certificate of Conformity, the DVLA uses the "old" PLG or PHGV categories as a "catch-all" depending on gross vehicle weight, because the vehicles do not fall into any other tax class. This includes motorhomes.

So it is not correct to say that every 4 wheeled vehicle under 3500kg GVW is already classed as PLG, because by far the majority of them are not. Although the majority of MHs under 3500kg GVW will be taxed as PLG due to the absence of a CO2 figure on their final stage COC.

What has been suggested is changing (although the only references so far seen appear to be coming from dealers who have a vested interest in selling stock) is that newly registered MHs and other multi-stage conversion vehicles will be required to have a CO2 figure entered onto their final stage COC from September this year, which will mean (if true) that they must fall under the current emissions based taxation regime rather than being slotted into the old PLG classification.

 

[olley]

How does this apply to mohos above 3500kg ?
Ours is rated at 4250 kg and on the V5 it is described as PHG - Private Heavy Goods

Anybody ?

Unaffected still £165 a year.

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[Larby]

No point in spoiling a good story with facts

 

[Cheshirecat57]

Unaffected still £165 a year.

BUT
All newly registered “HGVs” ( which in a way heavy motorhomes are masquerading as) have to be Euro6D to be registered after 31st August
I would get some assurances if I had one in mid-build for sure

 

[SpeedyDux]

If 1 tonne pick-up trucks are still going to be categorised as LCV at a low rate of VED we might see a revival of the demountable kind of MH to avoid this tax increase.

 

[mikebeaches]

I have recently had a couple of conversations at work with a couple of motorhome/camper colleagues. The conversation relates to new taxation for motorhomes from September this year.
I told them both it’s a load of rubbish and then I received this!
Can anyone bust this article, if it’s true it’s not good for the new motorhomes or motorhome manufacturers, looking on the bright side it could be great for existing motorhome owners with improved residuals.
Can any one shed light on this!
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Link to the story online:

Perthshire Caravans warns of 'devastating impact' of plan to hike tax by 705%

A landmark Tayside company has warned plans that could see tax on motorhomes rise by an incredible 705% could have a "devastating" impact on its business.

www.thecourier.co.uk