Jurasik
16-05-08, 15:12
Hi all.
I have been in contact with the DVLA regarding my T4 & it saying Diesel Car as taxation class on th V5. I have finally got a reply (of sorts) from them. It reads:
All vehicle licensing and registration in the UK is governed by the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (as amended) (VERA).
Before vehicles are first registered in the UK, DVLA is required to ensure that a vehicle has evidence of type approval, or is exempt from type approval. This information may be in the form of National Type Approval, European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval, or confirmation that a vehicle meets certain domestic or European legislative requirements. Type approval ensures that vehicles, their systems and components, meet the appropriate environmental and safety standards for the appropriate vehicle category. The vehicle manufacturer applies to the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) for the type approval category relevant to the design style of their vehicle. This information is submitted with the application to first licence and register the vehicle.
In this particular instance the manufacturer applied, and attained, type approval in the appropriate category for the vehicles engine size, construction, weight and speed, in this case M1, which is described in the type approval regulations as a light passenger vehicle (i.e. a vehicle with at least 4 wheels used for the carriage of passengers and compromising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, having a mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes). As this vehicle was presented for registration on the basis of having been type approved in the M1 category, with a CO2 emissions figure specified in terms of grams per kilometre, it falls to be licensed in the Graduated VED scheme paying duty according to it's CO2 figure and the type of fuel used.
DVLA is required to register a vehicle based on the evidence presented at first registration and is unable by law to change the type approval category once the vehicle has been correctly registered.
So basically, I am F:cd!!. £300 instead of £185 next year. :mad:hsy:hsy: B:cd government.
Edited for date:
Also the new taxation only really applies for T4's registered after March 1st 2001, of which mine is :(
I have been in contact with the DVLA regarding my T4 & it saying Diesel Car as taxation class on th V5. I have finally got a reply (of sorts) from them. It reads:
All vehicle licensing and registration in the UK is governed by the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (as amended) (VERA).
Before vehicles are first registered in the UK, DVLA is required to ensure that a vehicle has evidence of type approval, or is exempt from type approval. This information may be in the form of National Type Approval, European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval, or confirmation that a vehicle meets certain domestic or European legislative requirements. Type approval ensures that vehicles, their systems and components, meet the appropriate environmental and safety standards for the appropriate vehicle category. The vehicle manufacturer applies to the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) for the type approval category relevant to the design style of their vehicle. This information is submitted with the application to first licence and register the vehicle.
In this particular instance the manufacturer applied, and attained, type approval in the appropriate category for the vehicles engine size, construction, weight and speed, in this case M1, which is described in the type approval regulations as a light passenger vehicle (i.e. a vehicle with at least 4 wheels used for the carriage of passengers and compromising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat, having a mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes). As this vehicle was presented for registration on the basis of having been type approved in the M1 category, with a CO2 emissions figure specified in terms of grams per kilometre, it falls to be licensed in the Graduated VED scheme paying duty according to it's CO2 figure and the type of fuel used.
DVLA is required to register a vehicle based on the evidence presented at first registration and is unable by law to change the type approval category once the vehicle has been correctly registered.
So basically, I am F:cd!!. £300 instead of £185 next year. :mad:hsy:hsy: B:cd government.
Edited for date:
Also the new taxation only really applies for T4's registered after March 1st 2001, of which mine is :(