WHEN you rip out the back seats, you turn the Ford Ranger Double Cab into a commercial vehicle for taxation purposes. So while the doors remain, the seating has been whipped away.
Ford debuted the vehicle at the CV Show in response to HMRCs’ recent tax changes for double cab pickups. Sales of double cabs have also suffered as a consequence.
The Ranger Double Cab 2-Seat permanently removes the rear bench, seatbelts and back windows, replacing them with a fixed bulkhead and aluminium panels, along with a new loadspace liner and heavy-duty floor with anchor points.
According to Ford, eligible customers will be able to claim 100% plant and machinery allowance and apply the flat-rate company van Benefit-in-Kind (BiK) tax.
The new Ranger 2-Seat also retains the flat-rate road tax for commercial vehicles, providing a significant cost-saving for customers who need a Ranger to go about their daily work and for whom a rear row of seats is not needed.
The new Ranger Double Cab 2-Seat variant debuts in Wildtrak specification – Ford says this spec is most popular – in both PHEV and diesel powertrains. The line-up will be expanded later this year.
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Ralph Morton is the leading journalist in the leasing broker sector and editor of Broker News, the website which provides information and news for BVRLA-registered leasing brokers. He also writes extensively on the fleet and leasing market in both the UK and Europe.
