No VAT on vans more than 2.3 mtrs wide

[yorks]

A few of you guys on here might remember me, To cut a long story short ive had a bit of a bad expeirance on a buying caravan, The full story will eventually come out in public as im sueing the Caravan dealer, A leasing company, And a Secure storage company and trust me it will make good viewing. Can anyone tell me if its true there is no VAT on caravans over 2.3 mtrs wide T.I.A

 

[Sproket]

If you have a look on HM Revenue & Customs you will be able to read more
This is taken from the above link. Point 2 The VAT treatment of caravans
2.2 What is the liability of the supply of a caravan?
For any one making supplies of caravans it is necessary to establish whether or not VAT is chargeable.
The supply will be standard-rated unless the caravan is either:

• more than 7.0 metres long; or
• more than 2.3 metres wide

in which case it is zero-rated. Note that these measurements exclude towing bars and any similar apparatus used solely for the purpose of attaching the caravan to a vehicle.

 

[Willi-Wonti]

As soon as HM Govt found out the loop hole they put in measures to change the loop hole, so if it has not changed it soon will be

 

[NigelDonnelly]

Sorry to say the law changed on April 20 2010 - VAT is chargable on all caravans up to 2.55m wide, bringing the UK into line with the rest of Europe.

Regards

 

[yorks]

Great news, I purchased it well before April 2010, Thank you