Motorhome VED Changes

You have got it wrong, rayjsj.  The £40,000 and over applies to both cars and motorhomes, and this is clearly stated in the government website, and which can be found by following the link provided by TonylshUK.

Looks like things are changing from 01/09/2019, will put the brakes on Motorhome sales for sure

Put the brakes on,  it will kill them stone dead !  We will definitely Not be trading our 2014 motorhome in for a new one any time soon.....we will make it last. As we have with our 2010 car,which has car tax at £30.   Surely the opposite effect to what they are hoping ? Do they WANT us to buy newer more eco friendly vehicles ?

It wouldn't have made any difference on our decision to change from a caravan to a MH. Effectively a very expensive purchase has increased by £1900 and will then cost £200 more a year to tax.

Ray, I don't think 'they' actually want us to buy any sort of vehicle....were inundated with them...just look at today's average fleet outside their houses.....three or four cars...

parking, anywhere, is a nightmare..

the inclusion of MH into the general vehicle taxation system was always going to come, but why does a cleaner van attract more tax.

the base vehicle manufacturers have been clobbered until they produce cleaner and cleaner engines yet users of these clean machines still get clobbered again..

ill stick with what we have, and head for places with large open spaces and still welcome us...

Houses of Parliament Research Document

Interesting document,I wonder how long it will be before some one says but what about cars and towing which blows emissions for the tow vehicle out the window

It seems odd that the have only applied this "light goods vehicles" They seem to have missed the opportunity to apply it to the heavier motorhomes which already have even lower VED. I wonder how long that will continue for? If you have the right licence we will have the ridiculous situation whereby manufacturers will suddenly  produce heavier motorhomes to avoid the extra tax burden?

David

Yep as far as I can tell over 3.5t yo are still PHGV so not affected.

"2.3 Stakeholderviews

Some industry groups think this change will damage sales of motorhomes. The National Caravan Council has called for an urgent minor amendment to the Finance Bill, to reclassify motorhomes as commercial vehicles for the purpose of VED. This campaign has been backed by the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA).4

HM Treasury have not indicated any intention to make such change

sums it up.