Pickup truck commercial rules revoked

Double-cab pick-up trucks are firm rural favourites, but an HMRC change is set to remove their commercial vehicle status under a new interpretation.

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The Ford Ranger, currently holds the top spot for double cab, pick-up sales in the UK.
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The Ford Ranger, currently holds the top spot for double cab, pick-up sales in the UK.

Following the below guidance update released on February 12 which demonstrated a planned taxation change for double-cab pickup trucks, HMRC has issued an update which reverses this decision and removes...

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