TIOL-DDT 1935 · Wednesday, 5 September 2012 · story 5 of 5

What is a Car?

A car is any motor vehicle of a kind normally used on public roads. It must have three or more wheels and meet one of the following conditions:

  • It must be constructed - or adapted - mainly for carrying passengers.

  • It must have roofed accommodation behind the driver's seat. This must either be fitted with side windows already or be constructed - or adapted - so that side windows can be fitted.

In addition, the following are not cars:

  • Vehicles capable of accommodating only one person or suitable for carrying twelve or more people including the driver

  • Caravans, ambulances and prison vans

  • Vehicles of three tonnes or more unladen weight

  • Special purpose vehicles, such as ice cream vans, mobile shops, hearses, bullion vans, and breakdown and recovery vehicles

  • Vehicles with a payload of one tonne or more

This is as per the VAT Laws of UK.