Help - "Private / Light Goods" versus "Light Goods Vehicle"

[GRAV888]

Right I've had a reply from the DVLA.

'PLG' ceased to exist as a category for vehicles registered from 1st March 2001 onwards. Since then all car-derived vans and panel vans have been registered as 'light goods vehicle' (Tax Class 39). Cars are either 'petrol car' (TC48), 'diesel car' (TC49) or 'alternative fuel car' (TC59).

Between 1st March 2003 and 31st December 2006 there was an additional category (TC36) for Euro 4 light goods vehicles, I assume from this year onward they all had to be Euro 4 anyway?

So nobody should have a Dualiner registered as PLG ...

I guess the question is now - is it possible to register one as 'diesel car', and would there be any advantage in doing this?

Now I'm confused.
Why does my 2004 van with side windows have under [x] on the log book: PLG Private/Light Goods?

 

[Baschurchbill]

Hi. Just check reg doc for my 04 Dualiner (now gone) and under (x) taxation class it says "Light Goods Vehicle"
Also Model "Vito 115 CDi Compact" body type is "Panel Van" Revenue weight is "2940KG"
No mention of the extra standard seats & windows.
Be good to compare with a Vito Compact panel van without the dual liner bits?
Plus I am gutted my delivery date has now been shunted to 26th Oct!
Cheers
Bill

 

[GRAV888]

Maybe it's because mine is a Ford

 

[Mudster]

I have a Vito CDi 115 compact which is a panel van and registered as a LGV (no side windows etc) I got caught out in April this year on the A47 Dual carriageway in Norfolk, - National speed limit I was prosecuted for driving at 73mph and was ignorant to the reduced speed limit.

This was a mobile gatso, you live and learn.

 

[BTB 500]

Just to add to this, I had an extremely helpful reply from Thames Valley Police as follows

... Schedule 6 Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 sets out the various speed limits for vehicles of certain classes: these classes are different to the Vehicle Excise & Registration Act 1994 classes & makes no mention of Light Passenger Vehicle or Light Goods Vehicle. Your vehicle remains defined as a dual purpose vehicle for the purposes of establishing its speed limit and with the weight & passenger carrying capacity you have the limit is the same as a car.

So the RFL class is irrelevant as far as speed limits are concerned. Phew!

 

[swannymere]

What category does my Citroen Dispatch 2.0 HDi (No extra seats and no windows side or back) fall into? Is it classed as a 'goods vehicle'? I was under the impression 'goods' vehicles' had to have a tacho!