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Waste of time
Sorry I tried posting a link, but it was just a complete waste of time.
Google "hmrc list of vans"
I think...
... if it's got "commercial" in the title, HMRC accept that it is a van, from scanning their list. Obviously, I'm sure they don't accept it just because it's got "commercail" in the title, but that is what the ones on the list have in common.
In the VAT guide, it does say that you can convert a car to van for VAT purposes, and if it goes with that then I am sure it would be acceptable as a Van for everything else. You might run into the issue that Double Cab pickups have, that they are very car like etc so being more generous with private use calculations might well be a good idea.
Land Rover make the commerical versions of the Disco and Freelander to be used as such so should meet the criteria easily.
Out of interest what is it being used for??
The list...
... is a list of car derived vans that do not satisfy the definition of car for VAT purposes.
However that then means that they are also likely to satisfy the definition of not being a car, and, therefore, being a van for direct tax purposes.
For VAT there is no definition of van, only what is/isn't a car.
As practice partner notes, a vehicle is a car for VAT purposes, if it is constructed or adapted solely or mainly for carrying passengers or has roofed accommodation behind the driver into which side windows are or can be fitted.
There are then a number of exceptions, which includes a vehicle constructed to carry a payload of at least one tonne.
For direct tax purposes any mechanically propelled road vehicle is a car, unless it falls into certain exceptions, one of which is that it is a goods vehicle. And a vehicle is a goods vehicle if it is of a construction primarily suited to the conveyance of goods or burden.
A goods vehicle is a van (a light goods vehicle), if it is not a heavy goods vehicle (one with a design weight/unladen weight of 3.5 tonnes).
HMRC will generally accept that a vehicle that doesn't satisfy the definition of car in the first place, or that falls within the above 1 tonne exception is a goods vehicle. Hence the ability to use the VAT list for direct tax purposes.
As practice partner also notes the "construction primarily suited to the conveyance of goods or burden" is the same test that is used for classifying a vehicle for VED purposes, so if it is classified as a goods vehicle for VED, it is not a car for direct tax purposes.
So you will find consistency for VAT, VED, and direct tax.