Without giving a reason, the Government has announced that it is deferring the review which would bring it in line with a European Commission directive to alter the definition on what makes a pick-up a commercial vehicle and not a car. Currently, any double-cab with rear windows and a second row of seats is classed as a car, and VAT-registered operators cannot reclaim the VAT as they can with vans and single cab pick-ups.
News that this system could be changed by Customs & Excise next month led to predictions that the double-cab market could rocket as small firms took advantage of the vehicle's load-carrying capabilities and passenger-carrying practicality. It was expected that next month the changes would become legislation and any pick-up with a payload of 1,000kg or more would become classed a commercial vehicle, irrespective of whether it was a double cab or not.
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