car co2 emissions for P11D purposes per DVLA

car co2 emisions for P11D purposes per DVLA

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I have  checked  DVLA website  for clients company  car and  co2 value  is  coming out at  different  amount than the amount client provided  directly.

Does  anyone  know if the DVLA amounts are known to normally  be 100% accurate for  P11D purposes ?? -  clients  originally provided total did not come with crossed checked documentation so i am guessing they simply  provided wonky  amount  in the  first place. 

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By Tax is always taxing
01st Nov 2021 16:18

Everyone gets things wrong sometimes, including the DVLA no doubt. Would the simple solution not be to ask the client where they got their figures?

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By rmillaree
01st Nov 2021 16:27

"Would the simple solution not be to ask the client where they got their figures?"

Yep - i have done that.

I was just trying to get some handle on whether DVLA figures may be reliable or not.

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By gillybean04
01st Nov 2021 16:43

As far as i'm aware (which isn't much tbh, since I don't work with DVLA) they get the figures from the manufacturers/dealers when the vehicle is registered.

I do know of 2 instances of details for a vehicle being incorrect, but this was the vehicle type (M1, M2, N1 etc) due to conversions.

Check the manufacturers/dealers site and see if their figure agrees with the client's or DVLA?
Also there are 2 ways to check emission figures with government services. Checking VED (or "road tax" as it's more commonly referred to) or checking with VCA. Road tax route checks via registration mark. VCA checks via make, model, date of registration.

I've just checked mine on both (road tax and VCA) and my manual and all 3 match although there were 2 options for my vehicle on VCA and one of them was wrong, I know there was another option available (from the dealer, when I purchased mine) which would meet the same descriptors so I don't think it's "wrong" rather than potentially misleading.

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By Hugo Fair
01st Nov 2021 19:57

I've no idea which source of data is 'correct' (or indeed according to whom) ... but all that truly matters is whether the figure used comes from a source trusted by HMRC.
And, a bit like CEST, they're going to find it hard to argue with a figure generated by their own tool - as per https://www.gov.uk/co2-and-vehicle-tax-tools

FWIW I'd always accept an 'official' figure (from wherever) over a value supplied by a client (source unknown).

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By rmillaree
02nd Nov 2021 08:37

Client has come back after checking with leasing company and confirmed DVLA figures are corrrect and figures they originally provided were wrong.

Yep as you say with clients they are not exactly a reliable source of anything most of the time without some sort of backup proof- hey ho.

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