Road tax on horse box transport

[Lordglenmorangie]

I was browsing a horse transport manufacturer who is my near neigbour . The make all types of trailers and large horse transporters the largest is a Mercedes at £120,000 which has living accommodation for the owners and up to three horses.

What do you think the road tax is for these huge vechicals ?

[ohtari]

Could it be registered as an Agri, for transport of livestock?

• Edit* Just found this on a horsey forum

" 3.5 ton vehicles are classed as light goods and taxed at £210 / £215 per year unless they have Euro 4 or 5 engines in which case they are £130 a year.

Vehicles over 3.5 ton are goods vehicles and up to 7.5 ton are taxed at £165 per year. "

Edited by ohtari on Monday 4th June 10:56

[Lordglenmorangie]

ohtari said:

Could it be registered as an Agri, for transport of livestock?

• Edit* Just found this on a horsey forum

" 3.5 ton vehicles are classed as light goods and taxed at £210 / £215 per year unless they have Euro 4 or 5 engines in which case they are £130 a year.

Vehicles over 3.5 ton are goods vehicles and up to 7.5 ton are taxed at £165 per year. "

Edited by ohtari on Monday 4th June 10:56

Spot on £165 a year, I wonder why it's only this for a vechical as large as a heavy goods ? I would think that people buying and using this sort of equipment could afford to pay more, like my two seater small sports car at £475

[Lordglenmorangie]

doogz said:

Up to 7.5T is not heavy goods.

And the fact that they might be able to afford to pay more is irrelevant.

Ha but it is, because we are all in this together !

Not heavy goods, try passing one on a country road

Edited by Lordglenmorangie on Monday 4th June 12:00

[nagsheadwarrior]

£165 is right as it would probably be a 7.5t which falls under private/hgv, I sell Motorhomes the heavier ones of which fall in this tax bracket, they seem to of froze phgv at £165 in around 2004 where as the lighter upto 3500kg plg vans go up £5-10 each year.

I've presumed they freeze it to help hauliers but I really dont know.

[Lordglenmorangie]

doogz said:

We're all in what together? The picture you've posted is much larger than 7.5T.

Looks like a nice one though!

Edited by doogz on Monday 4th June 12:10

Yes it does

[Lordglenmorangie]

This one is listed at £165 Road Tax looks cool to me

[Deva Link]

I suppose the road tax amount disappears into oblivion compared to the amount of fuel duty paid. Some of these vehicles do hefty mileages.

[mybrainhurts]

Lordglenmorangie said:

vechical

Sp...vegetable

[Lordglenmorangie]

mybrainhurts said:

Sp...vegetable

I can see why your brain hurts

[philmots]

Crazy how they get away with it.. They certainly don't make it easy for hauliers.

At last look the tax for one unit was around £1100

[R0G]

PRIVATE HGV TAX CLASS 10 £165 per year scroll to bottom of page

I remember seeing £165 tax on a private LGV training artic