Good, these things are only bought as a tax dodge anyway.
The less of them we have, the better.
Good bloody riddance, they were always bellend cars for twats.
Hmmmm so there will be lots of cheap second hand twin cabs for sale? what’s not to like?
Why will they lose commercial status? Surely most of them are used for commercial use?
Expect the Ford Ranger Super Cab to make a comeback, and/or for some to be sold without seats in some kind of reverse chicken tax scenario.
Oh no not people.. having different vehicle preferences to me!
But surely legitimate users like builders or vets should be able to continue to enjoy the commercial status ?
“From 1 July, HRMC will abandon the payload-based definition and deem any pick-up with a second row of seats as suitable for private use and therefore a car.”
Awesome! I hope this means we’ll see single row smaller pickups become more common as they’re perfect for up in the highlands. I was looking for them for my parents as they’re both up tracks but the current ones are fucking humongous.
I wonder what all the crofters and farmers will go for – hopefully single cabs.
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Good.
Pickups are mainly for folks with micropeens
Oh no, how are we going to identify all the bellends and drink drivers now?
Right decision. Had one at work as it was cheaper in BIK than an estate by at least £200 (incl fuel benefit). Crazy to think I was allowed to drive around in that for the same price as a van.
There’s an accountant in Derby calling himself something like ‘Tax Dodge Assist’ that parks one of these things in front of his house on the grass verge all liveried up.
I shall now point and laugh…
If I read it correctly it seems like it will be more like the current Dutch system where they permanently delete the rear seat to get commercial status? Honestly better to have a single cab, longer bed for REAL commercial use though.
Thank god, however I don’t think it will deter mr “mid forties small pp” with his Oakley shades and wannabe tough guy attitude running around in his ford raptor sitting on your bumper on the M6.
~~That’s 99% of them off the road from July then.~~
Edit: Misread the article and didn’t realise it doesn’t backdate. Only affects cars bought *from* 1st July ’24.
The lack of sliding scale BiK charges for pickups is insane. It’s the ***only*** reason they were bought.
Now the egotistical surveyor will need to go green to equal the tax benefits.
Imagine the rage…
There’s no reference to speed limits in the article.
As I currently understand it light commercial vehicles are limited to 60mph on dual-carriageways and 50mph on single lane roads, would a pickup registered after the cutoff be a passenger vehicle and therefore not be restricted to the lower limits?
Normal people do not need a pickup and for a good percentage they exist only as a tax dodge or a penis extension; looking at all the Ford Rangers I see driving about with the extra bodykit.
There should definitely be a mechanism for people who actually need a pickup (farmers, tree surgeons, land surveyors etc.) for hauling equipment and other stuff about, to get the tax back.
People in the comments acting like this will lead to any fewer pick-ups on the road are kidding themselves.
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Good, these things are only bought as a tax dodge anyway.
The less of them we have, the better.
Good bloody riddance, they were always bellend cars for twats.
Hmmmm so there will be lots of cheap second hand twin cabs for sale? what’s not to like?
Why will they lose commercial status? Surely most of them are used for commercial use?
Expect the Ford Ranger Super Cab to make a comeback, and/or for some to be sold without seats in some kind of reverse chicken tax scenario.
Oh no not people.. having different vehicle preferences to me!
But surely legitimate users like builders or vets should be able to continue to enjoy the commercial status ?
“From 1 July, HRMC will abandon the payload-based definition and deem any pick-up with a second row of seats as suitable for private use and therefore a car.”
Awesome! I hope this means we’ll see single row smaller pickups become more common as they’re perfect for up in the highlands. I was looking for them for my parents as they’re both up tracks but the current ones are fucking humongous.
I wonder what all the crofters and farmers will go for – hopefully single cabs.
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Good.
Pickups are mainly for folks with micropeens
Oh no, how are we going to identify all the bellends and drink drivers now?
Right decision. Had one at work as it was cheaper in BIK than an estate by at least £200 (incl fuel benefit). Crazy to think I was allowed to drive around in that for the same price as a van.
There’s an accountant in Derby calling himself something like ‘Tax Dodge Assist’ that parks one of these things in front of his house on the grass verge all liveried up.
I shall now point and laugh…
If I read it correctly it seems like it will be more like the current Dutch system where they permanently delete the rear seat to get commercial status? Honestly better to have a single cab, longer bed for REAL commercial use though.
Thank god, however I don’t think it will deter mr “mid forties small pp” with his Oakley shades and wannabe tough guy attitude running around in his ford raptor sitting on your bumper on the M6.
~~That’s 99% of them off the road from July then.~~
Edit: Misread the article and didn’t realise it doesn’t backdate. Only affects cars bought *from* 1st July ’24.
The lack of sliding scale BiK charges for pickups is insane. It’s the ***only*** reason they were bought.
Now the egotistical surveyor will need to go green to equal the tax benefits.
Imagine the rage…
There’s no reference to speed limits in the article.
As I currently understand it light commercial vehicles are limited to 60mph on dual-carriageways and 50mph on single lane roads, would a pickup registered after the cutoff be a passenger vehicle and therefore not be restricted to the lower limits?
Normal people do not need a pickup and for a good percentage they exist only as a tax dodge or a penis extension; looking at all the Ford Rangers I see driving about with the extra bodykit.
There should definitely be a mechanism for people who actually need a pickup (farmers, tree surgeons, land surveyors etc.) for hauling equipment and other stuff about, to get the tax back.
People in the comments acting like this will lead to any fewer pick-ups on the road are kidding themselves.