2004 VW T4 2.5 TDI Topaz LE Owners ?

Hi Folks,
Are there any more owners of 2004 registered VW T4 Topaz LE with the 2.5 TDI engine in the group ?



Reason I ask is my latest road tax is £360 but I have found out at least one other owner with the same vehicle registered two months later is paying £295.



Only difference I can see is that his V5 has a lot less info on and does not state the emissions.



Also we both have Body type as Motor Caravan but mine has taxation class as Diesel Car and his is Private/Light Goods PLG


I spoke to DVLA but they just said it depends how it was registered at first registration so I said how can that be fair that two vehicles with exactly the same spec pay different road tax but they just fobbed me off and said if I want them to investigate I can make a complaint.



Before I do that I want to check what any other owners of this exact year and model are paying, many thanks, Dave

Private light goods registered  after 1 Mar 2001 under 3500kg are £290. If not PLG then based on emissions. That is probably the difference.

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Hi Peter,
Thanks for that - so if I understand correctly because mine is registered as a "diesel car" I pay more - if it had been registered as Private Light goods it would be £290,

Surely it is not correct for it to be registered as a car ? I will point this out to DVLA but not optimistic that they will change it - will have a google about what "diesel car" should mean. Cheers, Dave

I also noticed that there is a classification for Motorhomes in which I would come under the over 1549 cc so £295 if it had been registered as Private Light Goods ;-(

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Have a read of this thread from Pistonheads.....it may have some relevant pointers...

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Thanks Paul some useful info there ;-)

A point worth noting is that if registered as as PHGV then the vehicle will be subject to speed restrictions. In case that matters to you.

OOF wrote:A point worth noting is that if registered as as PHGV then the vehicle will be subject to speed restrictions. In case that matters to you.

But this only applies if it has an unladen weight of over 3.05 tonnes, then it will be restricted by certain motorhome speed limit,  

Thanks for the info - it would be under the catergory PLG not PHGV and has revenue weight of 2800 KG gross. Good points though if anyone reads this in the future ;-)