V5 Query

[cy294]

I have a 2016 T6 and when I purchased it last year, it had two singles at front and rear bench seat for 3.

I went to check my V5 for something today and when looking for the info I needed, I saw that it says it has six seats when I only have 5. Is this right or an error?

Anybody know?

TIA

 

[Stevefrs]

My kombi was the same

 

[cy294]

Weird, I've only got seatbelts for 5, yet why say 6. Does it make a difference to tax or class?

 

[Paynewright]

May have had a double front seat - are there a couple of bungs in the floor by the hand brake? If there was a double bench seat, the middle seat belt is built into the seat.

Its easy enough to get changed - just a box to fill in on your V5 and send it off. I changed mine from 9 to 8.

Ian

 

[Sharpe]

My panel van has driver and single passenger, but states 3 seats on the V5

 

[cy294]

May have had a double front seat - are there a couple of bungs in the floor by the hand brake? If there was a double bench seat, the middle seat belt is built into the seat.
Thanks for the reply. Nope, no bungs or obvious signs of there being a double seat before. Very strange.
Its easy enough to get changed - just a box to fill in on your V5 and send it off. I changed mine from 9 to 8.

Ian

Very strange, no obvious signs of there being a double seat

 

[cy294]

My panel van has driver and single passenger, but states 3 seats on the V5

Makes no sense. They making it up as they go along.

 

[Stevefrs]

I had mine from new so no seats were swapped. Either an error or just the way vw register them

 

[cgtmiles]

My panel van has driver and single passenger, but states 3 seats on the V5

mine too and came from factory with 2 singles up front.

I didn’t question it as mine has gone straight to the converters so will soon need to be changed to 4 seats and ideally as a motor caravan but that’s a discussion for a whole different thread!

 

[.50]

My factory kombi is/was the same.

2 captains seats up front and tripple behind bit down as 6 seater on the log book.

Brilliant for me as I'v now fitted an extra seat in the 3rd row so actually have 6 seats.

 

[DXX]

My Kombi was the same, was corrected when I did the V5 changes after conversion.

 

[ZipcodeUK]

My 5 seat kombi was also listed as 6. No issue really.

 

[Nev-D]

I have a 2016 T6 and when I purchased it last year, it had two singles at front and rear bench seat for 3.

I went to check my V5 for something today and when looking for the info I needed, I saw that it says it has six seats when I only have 5. Is this right or an error?

Anybody know?

TIA

I have exactly the same for my van T32 Logbook says 6 and like your it has two single seats in the front and 2+1 in the second row = 5 seats (Combi)

 

[Deaston]

My panel van has driver and single passenger, but states 3 seats on the V5

Ditto

 

[cy294]

Thanks for the replies everyone. I'm glad it's not just me. As long as it has no bearing on tax for the van, happy days. Thanks again

 

[Paynewright]

My only slight concern would be around insurance.

If the V5 says 6 and the vehicle has 5 would / could the insurance company claim it is an undeclared modification and refuse a claim?

My van had 9 seats when I bought it and drove it home, however, dropping to 8 made a £1k difference in the insurance cost. The insurers agreed to insure for 8 seats knowing I was swapping the double front seat but were insistent that DVLA must be notified of the seat reduction.

Any insurance experts on here who could advise?

 

[ZipcodeUK]

A lot of insurance companies have a 8seat threshold for normal vehicles. 9seats tends to be for taxi’s and that’s why the costs are significantly higher.
I had similar queries when insuring my 8seat transporter. All the companies mentioned that I was lucky it wasn’t a 9seater!
I doubt you would see a saving between a 4 or 5 seat vehicle.

 

[Paynewright]

It wasnt the saving that interests me, its insurance companies avoiding paying claims on a technicality - oh the V5 say 6 seats, you only have 5 = un notified modification = insurance invalid.

My concerns may be unfounded, however, some ins companies want to know if you’ve changed the colour of your wheels??

 

[ZipcodeUK]

A thousand pound Saving doesn’t interest you... ok?

It’s a “downgrade” in specification and I seriously doubt your insurer will care....
Call your insurer up and ask them as no matter what anyone says on here you won’t know until you ask your insurer.

 

[DXX]

Insurance companies employ Loss Adjusters to review claims. In many cases they have very poor contracts where their only income is a percentage of the reduced or rejected payout. There is an incentive to be harsh.
That doesn’t apply in all cases but some operate this way.