Commercial or ?????

[Ted the Airedale]

A short wheel base and long wheel base Land Rover Defender are they Commercial vehicles or ???

Can't have a commercial on our drive - do we have none or 2?

Thank you

[paintman]

Depends on the variant & its type approval.
M1 is not.
N1 is.
http://www.carpages.co.uk/land_rover/land-rover-de... might help.
Run a reg on https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/ViewVehicle & see what type approval it is. Older ones may not show type approval.

Edited by paintman on Saturday 16th June 01:34

[TooMany2cvs]

Ted the Airedale said:

A short wheel base and long wheel base Land Rover Defender are they Commercial vehicles or ???

What bodies are they? Station wagons, definitely not commercial. Panel van sides or pickup, very likely to be commercial.

End of the day, it comes down to the beneficiary for the covenant enforcing it. I'd guess it's a newish-build estate? So the beneficiary will be the developer. If they've finished building and selling on the estate, then it's massively unlikely they'll give a toss.

[Ted the Airedale]

1960's estate and covenant signed by original owners with the developer. Developer very active today at collecting payment for extension(s)

[Ted the Airedale]

Thanks Paintman short wheel base not a squatter, long wheel base 'Status' still to be determined! However commercial according to the insurers so think it'll be arguing a fine point.

[100SRV]

Is the case of "speed limit applicability to Land-Rover and shooting brake vehicles" pertinent?

I believe the ruling in brief was that Land-Rovers were classed as "dual purpose" vehicles and thus not considered to be commercial if they didn't carry "for hire or reward".

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1...

[Ted the Airedale]

Thank you 100SRV, no squatters on our drive then!

[Vanordinaire]

TooMany2cvs said:

What bodies are they? Station wagons, definitely not commercial. Panel van sides or pickup, very likely to be commercial.

We bought a new 110 12 seater station wagon in 1994 and had to fit a winch to it to persuade HMRC it was a commercial vehicle so we could claim the VAT back. It was classed as a commercial on the logbook.

[Ted the Airedale]

That has made me laugh, Vanordinaire. Daughter has the short wheel base (tugging horses) and desperate for snorkel and winch - now i have the answer to keep money in my pocket, for once!