Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:56:42 +0100 Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Taxation Class From: FOI FOI To: Steve Toomer Dear Mr Toomer, Thank you for your further e-mail regarding the use of your vehicle for private use. Our previous e-mail explained that all cars are taxed and registered in either the Graduated Vehicle Excise Duty tax classes or the Private Light Goods (PLG) tax classes. Reference to construction and use, and booklet ‘Notes about Taxation Classes’ (V355/1) was provided for your information only. I am sorry if this has caused you more misunderstanding of the taxation classes. I draw your attention to our previous comprehensive reply surrounding the taxation structure for cars and reiterate that all cars registered from March 2001 are within the Graduated VED tax classes. Only those registered before March 2001 or where the carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) are not captured fall within PLG tax classes. I shall confirm that all privately used cars that are to be, or have been, used or kept on a public road must be taxed and registered. If you are not keeping your vehicle on a public road, you must make a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN). I have provided you with accurate advice. It remains that you must tax and register your vehicle in the tax class for cars which ultimately, is either the Graduated VED or PLG tax class. The fact that you do not believe it is named appropriately cannot be a factor for consideration. I trust this clarifies the position. >>> Steve Toomer 20 July 2009 23:57 >>> Dear FOI FOI, I quote you from your reply "The tax class a vehicle is registered and taxed at depends on its construction and its use on the public road. " That is it in a nut shell, My vehicles are not used or constructed for commerce, why do I have to tax it under this term, you must understand that if a vehicle is used for private use only there should be a separate taxation class, or you are inferring it does not need to be taxed, if not used for commerce, to tax it under your terms I am breaking the law in taxing under the PLG class by admitting a lie by coercion from DVLA as you give no other way of being truthful. Pleas explain why there is no Private use only class. Yours sincerely, Steve Toomer -----Original Message----- Dear Mr Toomer, Please see the attached reply to your question. Regards. 2009 19:29 >>> Dear Sir or Madam, I hope you can clarify how to tax my vehicle, it is used for private use only, it has never been used or ever will be used for commerce, that is buying or selling. How can I "Lawfully" tax my vehicle. If I decide to not renew as there is no "Private" class, it does not come under your description (quote from Beverly Williams Casework and Specialist Advice Zone 1/D16 Policy and External Communications Directorate DVLA It is not possible to license a vehicle in the "private use" taxation class as no such taxation class exists.) According to this I do not need to tax my vehicle Yours faithfully, Steve Toomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- Please use this email address for all replies to this request: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/about#officers ------------------------------------------------------------------- This email was received from the INTERNET and scanned by the Government Secure Intranet anti-virus service supplied by Cable&Wireless in partnership with MessageLabs. (CCTM Certificate Number 2007/11/0032.) In case of problems, please call your organisations IT Helpdesk. Communications via the GSi may be automatically logged, monitored and/or recorded for legal purposes.