Is this true?

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

Do you mean not for tree surgery on public land?

The listing gives the impression that this can be used on the roads to do arb work with no tax or mot and run on red??

 

Not to use for private land work like gardens. Road side work on trees and hedges but not public land like parks.

 

Unsure as to the reason he changed the registration class and how he can drive around the London area as this? Forced sale?

 

So normal driivng to private customers and taking back logs and chips would be breaking the law and have the vehicle seized. ARB work is not allowed to run on red diesel unlike Agriculture/Forestry/Horticultural.

[Treewolf]

It is a nice Landrover, but I don't understand the Ag tax class at all.

 

According to direct.gov.uk:-

 

Agricultural machines

 

The following vehicles can be taxed in the 'agricultural machine' tax class:

 

Agricultural tractor

 

A tractor used on the public roads only for purposes:

 

relating to agriculture, horticulture, forestry

of cutting verges bordering public roads

of cutting hedges or trees bordering public roads or bordering verges which border public roads

 

Off road tractor

 

A tractor which isn’t an agricultural tractor which is:

 

designed and constructed mainly for use off road

isn’t capable due to its construction of going over a speed limit of 25 miles per hour on the level under its own power

 

Agricultural engine

 

A vehicle which:

 

is a machine specially designed or permanently converted to perform an agricultural operation on the land (eg a combine harvester)

cannot be used on the road for any other purpose than going to or from the site of agricultural operation

 

Light agricultural vehicle

 

A vehicle which:

 

has a weight not exceeding 1,000kg

is designed and constructed so as to seat only the driver

is designed and constructed primarily for use other than on roads

is used only for the purposes relating to agriculture, horticulture or forestry

 

 

It is not a "tractor" because it doesn't fit the C&U Regs definition of a tractor, so it cannot fit into the top two categories.

 

It is not an "agricultural engine" since it doesn't perform an "agricultural operation" (ie it doesn't do any processing) and it can clearly be used on the road for things other than getting to a from the worksite.

 

It is not a "light agricultural vehicle" (which is essentially something like an ATV) since it is clearly over 1 tonne and has more than one seat.

 

So I do not see how this can possibly legally be an agricultural vehicle.

 

Furthermore, even if it is ag, it cannot run on red.

[MATTMOSS]

this is making my head hurt.

[Rich Rule]

Rupe, you are correct on all accounts apart from the name.

 

Navin Sehmi, is a sound bloke. As for the Red question, I have no idea.