Dvla

[Phaeton]

Just looked at mine

D.1 Make Toyota
D.2 Model/Type Hilux Surf TD Auto
D.3 Body Type Estate
D.4 2-Axle-Rigid Body

So they can get it right, looks like it might actually be down to the person who fills the form in in the first place.

Alan...

[POPEYE]

Yep! mines the same, just had a look, no mention of surf,
D1 make,- Toyota
D2 model type,-nothin
D3 body type,-estate
D4 2 axle ridgid body

About time they made a new pidgeon hole, there's enought surfs in the country for christ's sake,
wonder if they know what a Pajero is?

[TonyN]

So they can get it right, looks like it might actually be down to the person who fills the form in in the first place.

Bingo, it normally is biological interface issues, either whoever regesters it, or the person at the PC.

Linda's 93' is a Light 4x4 Utility, as is the 89' 2.4 we broke for spares, the 3.0 we bought with a broken motor is a Estate, so is my 1st gen 4Runner, which is less like an estate car than all the others!!

[M35A2]

This is what mine says:

D1 = Toyota
D2 = Blank
D3 = Light 4X4 Utility
P1 = 2980cc
P3 = Heavy Oil
S1 = 5
D4 = 2 Axle Rigid Body

I'm not ars*d what mine says, as long as the chassis number and Light 4x4 Utility is recorded on it.

[Surf01]

The beauty about it is that their is no maximum payload or GVW mentioned on the registration document. This in effect makes it legal for you to tow a 2.5m wide trailer i.e. 2.5 metre wide caravan on British roads whereas a normal 4 x 4 is restricted to towing one with a width of no more than 2.3 metres.
One of the other reaasons why I bought a surf just in case I wanted to tow one of those large extra wide German caravans.

[paulh]

The beauty about it is that their is no maximum payload or GVW mentioned on the registration document. This in effect makes it legal for you to tow a 2.5m wide trailer i.e. 2.5 metre wide caravan on British roads whereas a normal 4 x 4 is restricted to towing one with a width of no more than 2.3 metres.
One of the other reaasons why I bought a surf just in case I wanted to tow one of those large extra wide German caravans.

I doubt if your insurance company would agree with that, in the event of an accident it could be very expensive for you.
A risk I would never take.

[najobskalf]

At last!

At last I heard from DVLA - my certificate now says:

Make................TOYOTA
Model/Type.......HILUX SURF TD AUTO
Body Type........ESTATE
Taxation Class..DIESEL CAR
Type of fuel......HEAVY OIL
No of seats.......5
etc

So, persistence worked.