VAT on vans

[bongoboy]

can anyone tell me why some vans you have to add VAT to the price and some you don't.
I have been looking on ebay and autotrader about buying a van just for personal use not for a business, and most say + VAT and some say NO VAT, just wondered what the reason was.
many thanks

[NazNomad]

Are the 'no V.A.T.' ones private sales?

[bongoboy]

naznomad
i thought that, but some are companies and say no vat, and most say VAT added to final price

[NazNomad]

Maybe they're not V.A.T. registered?

[ummmm]

Things might have changed but you never used to pay VAT on vans.

[chas2008]

beg to differ on that ummmmm ALL new vans/commercial vehicles are subject to vat as a majority are sold to businesses as it is reclaimable.

http://www.hmrc.gov.u...otors/what-is-car.htm

[zzz111]

It is basically to do with payload and loadbed size.
Vehicle bought new for commercial use which meets the requirements (something like capable of carrying 1 ton but dont quote me) company offsets (claims back) VAT. So when sold on is sold Plus VAT.
Vehicle too small / bought privately when new, VAT included in price not reclaimable so sold "without vat" - although a dealer has to actually pay vat on the margin.