Has anyone "converted" their L322 to a commercial vehicle - is it cheaper to tax and insure as a commercial vehicle?
I guess some kind of divider behind the front seats would be needed
Interested to hear if this is commonly done[/b]

It would need to be classified as a commercial vehicle before getting the relevant rfl, can imagine convincing the insurer that it’s a commercial will also be an effort.

Good luck with your project

We use our L322 3.6 as a farm vehicle, not registered as a commercial, just put it down as a Landrover for the accountant.. I doubt you can retrospectively register the vehicle as a commercial, I'm sure HMRC will make it as difficult as possible, but as far as I know the vehicle has to be registered as a commercial when newly registered but do correct me if I'm wrong.
Will

I use mine with the back seats removed and a slider with Milwaukee packout mounts, had considered adapting a discovery 5 commercial load liner and bulkhead as they are cheap second hand, hadn't considered trying to get it registered as a commercial

Hi Monty400k - thanks for sharing - do you have a photo of the loading bay and the mountings you used?
PS loving those wheels

I used a pull out designed for a king cab and Hilux

this might help,

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic52925...rcial+l322 ... - .- -.




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My first L322 (3.6TDV8) was converted to a commercial when new at first registration. Rear seats and belts removed, shear bolts in the mounting points for the rear seats and belts, rear windows blacked out, metal divider between front and rear seats, etc.

Yes, it was a bit of a tax (VAT) dodge, but when I applied for commercial VED status it was refused - they said it had to be a commercial from the production line, not converted by the dealer (as mine was).

Probably just as well, as it would have meant I'd have been speeding all the time!

Don't suppose you know what the bulkhead came out of, looks as though it's been adapted to fit the L322?

Monty400k wrote:

Don't suppose you know what the bulkhead came out of, looks as though it's been adapted to fit the L322?

I'm afraid I don't, but suspect it's a modified D3 or L322 full height dog guard. The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom