cheb wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 12:05 pm
Thanks. I asked the two ex traffic cops who ran the CPC course I attended about this*. My understanding was based on that. I'm not saying I'm right, I'm inclined to believe the tax class reasoning. Occam's razor applied to government bureaucracy.
*I like to believe they were thrown off the force for being too patronising.
I read the regs carefully even though I decided it wasn't worth the effort, I'm confident I'm right. They were complex, apart from the rear view the luggage area could be a certain % of the passenger area measured from the bottom of the steering wheel, there was a weight limit* as well and probably more I have forgotten.
However when I went looking for examples, AXA, RAC, Auto Express all gave different interpretations. I think they each went for the lazy option of assuming what the nearest copper told them was true.
* A point that was noted in a couple of places was a Vito could qualify only if it didn't have the luxury seats, they were heavy and took it over a limit.