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Pickup truck tax changes – what do they mean for different types of rural business?

Following the recent HMRC change to the classification of double-cab pickups, we look at what the changes mean for different farming businesses

Toby Whatley
Head of Machinery and 51AVÊÓÆµTechnology
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Pickup truck tax changes – what do they mean for different types of rural business?

As a result of a High Court ruling between Coca Cola and HMRC in 2020 which saw the soft drinks giant loose a case where it claimed that vans being used by its staff with two rows of seats were still vans,...

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