Bizarre Problem!
Posted: April 13th, 2015, 8:35 am
Hi everyone!
well, this is weird.
Big Beth the F250 was imported to the UK in 2004 complete with camper, and was MOTd from 2004-2008 as a Class IV.
Then (I'm guessing) the changes to the system regarding dual-purpose vehicles came into effect, and it was MOTd from then on as a Class VII.
So far so fine 'n' dandy. But I take it to get MOTd last week, and the guy turns round and says "but this door sticker says it has a GVWR of 3991kg - that's not a Class VII, that's HGV weight - take it away and call VOSA and ask them to down-rate it!"
VOSA said, "Well, yes, it IS too heavy to be a Class VII, but it's not plated as an HGV in this country, and it never has been, so we can't down-rate it. Try getting it weighed at a weighbridge, then calling Ford and getting them to downrate it and issue a new manufacturer's sticker!"
I got it weighed at a public weighbridge, and will be heading off to get it downrated to 3491kg if nothing else suggests itself.
Has anybody else had this problem? And how about a solution?
An additional problem is that if the pickup is downrated to a GVWR of 3491kg, the camper may be too heavy for us to carry legally. The unladen weight of the pickup is 2560kg (the unladen weight on the V5 is 2045kg, but that was prior to the LPG system being added).
Ideas?
well, this is weird.
Big Beth the F250 was imported to the UK in 2004 complete with camper, and was MOTd from 2004-2008 as a Class IV.
Then (I'm guessing) the changes to the system regarding dual-purpose vehicles came into effect, and it was MOTd from then on as a Class VII.
So far so fine 'n' dandy. But I take it to get MOTd last week, and the guy turns round and says "but this door sticker says it has a GVWR of 3991kg - that's not a Class VII, that's HGV weight - take it away and call VOSA and ask them to down-rate it!"
VOSA said, "Well, yes, it IS too heavy to be a Class VII, but it's not plated as an HGV in this country, and it never has been, so we can't down-rate it. Try getting it weighed at a weighbridge, then calling Ford and getting them to downrate it and issue a new manufacturer's sticker!"
I got it weighed at a public weighbridge, and will be heading off to get it downrated to 3491kg if nothing else suggests itself.
Has anybody else had this problem? And how about a solution?
An additional problem is that if the pickup is downrated to a GVWR of 3491kg, the camper may be too heavy for us to carry legally. The unladen weight of the pickup is 2560kg (the unladen weight on the V5 is 2045kg, but that was prior to the LPG system being added).
Ideas?