Double cab pick-up capacity for BIK

[doombrain99]

Just wondering if anybody else has come across this. I have a double cab Isuzu Rodeo and after studying the V5 I find I can`t use it as planned, declaring "private use of a company van" as a benefit in kind simply because its payload falls short of 1000kgs by 15kgs. Its "Revenue Weight" is 2950kgs but its "Mass in Service" is 1965kgs. To me that makes the carrying capacity 985kgs, Has anybody ever has similar circumstances, I`m interested to hear if I`m missing something here. Thanks.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

To qualify for the £3150 fixed BIK charge, it must have a carrying capacity of over 1 ton. Below that and you're paying on CO2 and list price, probably 3 times as much.

is it an old vehicle. The new ones are all 1050kg for the UK market to fit the tax loophole.

[Mammasaid]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

To qualify for the £3150 fixed BIK charge, it must have a carrying capacity of over 1 ton. Below that and you're paying on CO2 and list price, probably 3 times as much.

is it an old vehicle. The new ones are all 1050kg for the UK market to fit the tax loophole.

The reason for the 1050kg is that HMRC has declared that all canopies have a weight of 45kg, so that deducting this from the payload, still gives a payload of over a tonne.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employmen...

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Mammasaid said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

To qualify for the £3150 fixed BIK charge, it must have a carrying capacity of over 1 ton. Below that and you're paying on CO2 and list price, probably 3 times as much.

is it an old vehicle. The new ones are all 1050kg for the UK market to fit the tax loophole.

The reason for the 1050kg is that HMRC has declared that all canopies have a weight of 45kg, so that deducting this from the payload, still gives a payload of over a tonne.

https://www.gov.uk/hmrc-internal-manuals/employmen...

Indeed. I didn't bother with the technicalities in my reply. Unfortunately it looks like the OP is screwed.

[rykard]

isn't there also an issue with how quick you can go in them too?
A salesmen said the 3.2 Ranger should be limited to 60 because of the weight?

[Mammasaid]

rykard said:

isn't there also an issue with how quick you can go in them too?
A salesmen said the 3.2 Ranger should be limited to 60 because of the weight?

yep, if the unladen weight is > 2040kg, then they are restricted to 50 (single carriageway), 60 (dual carriageway), i.e. van limits.

[doombrain99]

Thanks for the replies, just weighed this vehicle and am now putting it back on eBay.