PLG vs LGV

[sprite1275]

Ive bought a 2003 T4 VW Transporter and on the little green slip off the V5 document which i have it says the 'taxation class' is private/light goods (PLG)

What is the difference between this and lights good vehicle (LGV)?

From what i can see PLG is £245 and LGV £240.

The T4 is a disabled converted with a ramp in the back. I thought it would be classed as a van to which it is (commercial vehicle)

[seikopath]

I think it is date dependant, ie according to when vehicle was first registered

Edit :had a quick look here, it seems lgv I is the correct one for registration after 2001, but if it's currently listed as plg on the v5 then i have no clue, sorry!

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-...icle-tax-rates

[Kris]

It's probably because its primarily a passenger carrying vehicle rather than a goods vehicle

The fact it's converted from a van for carrying a disabled passenger (and would be tax classed as such) tends to support that.

[sprite1275]

I think it is date dependant, ie according to when vehicle was first registered

Edit :had a quick look here, it seems lgv I is the correct one for registration after 2001, but if it's currently listed as plg on the v5 then i have no clue, sorry!

https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-...icle-tax-rates

Thanks. I did look at that but why its classed as PLG when it was registered AFTER march 2001 is beyond me.

[seikopath]

Thanks. I did look at that but why its classed as PLG when it was registered AFTER march 2001 is beyond me.

Who the fark knows. I once had a car that the dvlc said didn't exist.

[DJL-73]

It could be an insurance thing, vans are more expensive to insure than PLG's and if it's a disabled converted vehicle then chances are it couldn't have been used as a van so 'could' be classed as PLG?

I'm guessing though

[afcneal]

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