Double-cab pick-ups may soon be VAT-free
Double-cab pick-ups may soon be VAT-free
FARMERS looking to buy a new double-cab pick-up could soon find they do not have to pay VAT on it.
Last week Customs and Excise announced that double-cab pick-ups would be excluded from their current categorisation as cars from September 1999. But this only applies to those with payloads of 1t or over, which means that some machines would be liable to VAT while others would be exempt. At the moment, farmers can only get the VAT off their double-cab pick-up if they can prove that it is available for multi-person use, is parked at the place of work and is never employed for private use.
There has also been considerable confusion over whether the new breed of extended-cab pick-up is liable to VAT or not. The new legislation should at least make things clearer for bigger-payload pick-ups. *