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Uralos 2019-07-23 16:36:52 | #3
LilEuro (2019-07-23 16:23:19)LilEuro
I mean to say first tax-empted vanity plate on PlatesMania, as well as the first one I see in person
And thanks for that!
I mean to say first tax-empted vanity plate on PlatesMania, as well as the first one I see in person
And thanks for that!
Yes, that's cool! But needs to be clarified that the tax-exempt plates are black, while the green plates are commercial
And I'm sure you know these better than me! 
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aixam 2019-07-23 19:55:42 | #6
It's understandable, as commercial vehicle isn't a 100% correct translation. Since it seems like in English "commercial vehicle" is referred to as a vehicle owned by a business. But that's not really what green plates are, as you can use it for non-commercial purposes. In Norwegian this type of vehicle is called "varebil". Literally, goods car and refers to vans, pick-ups or just regular converted passenger cars with 3 or less seats. Not trucks or buses as the English definition makes it seem like. Anyone can buy one, and you reduced tax on it.
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LilEuro 2019-07-23 20:16:33 | #7
aixam (2019-07-23 19:55:42)aixam
It's understandable, as commercial vehicle isn't a 100% correct translation. Since it seems like in English "commercial vehicle" is referred to as a vehicle owned by a business. But that's not really what green plates are, as you can use it for non-commercial purposes. In Norwegian this type of vehicle is called "varebil". Literally, goods car and refers to vans, pick-ups or just regular converted passenger cars with 3 or less seats. Not trucks or buses as the English definition makes it seem like. Anyone can buy one, and you reduced tax on it.
It's understandable, as commercial vehicle isn't a 100% correct translation. Since it seems like in English "commercial vehicle" is referred to as a vehicle owned by a business. But that's not really what green plates are, as you can use it for non-commercial purposes. In Norwegian this type of vehicle is called "varebil". Literally, goods car and refers to vans, pick-ups or just regular converted passenger cars with 3 or less seats. Not trucks or buses as the English definition makes it seem like. Anyone can buy one, and you reduced tax on it.
You are indeed correct there, kinda why I've been a bit unsure of what term I should use. No one describes the Norwegian green plate 100% here on PlatesMania.. You have your taxes reduced when you buy a green plated car, but I don't think it's as much as if it would be with a black plate..
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Tasty 2019-07-24 17:58:50 | #8
Sounds like the danish plates called "reduced tax commercial plates" here on platemania. In danish they're called "papegøjeplader", meaning "parrot plates" because of the multi-coloured background.
These plates get a tax reduction, but not as big as for standard commercial plates. The difference is, that the "parrot plates" can be used by private individuals, whereas the the full blown commercial plates can only be used for work relaated tasks.
Reminds me of a fun story. Back in the late 1950s, you could be a special car in Denmark. it was called Opel Caravan Combi. It was an Opel Rekord P1 Caravan where the rear windows had been removed and replaced by metal panels, but the rear seat was still there. So it was actually a P1 Delivery Van, but with rear seats.
Now, the fun part is, that this car was intended to be registered on "parrot plates" and the buyer was allowed to use it as a passenger car from day one, BUT he had to wait 5 years before re-installing the removed rear windows and re-registering the car on regular plates. So for 5 years, the family could go for rides through the countryside, and the kids would sit in the back staring at those metal panels, cursing daddy for waanting to save some money on taxation!
These plates get a tax reduction, but not as big as for standard commercial plates. The difference is, that the "parrot plates" can be used by private individuals, whereas the the full blown commercial plates can only be used for work relaated tasks.
Reminds me of a fun story. Back in the late 1950s, you could be a special car in Denmark. it was called Opel Caravan Combi. It was an Opel Rekord P1 Caravan where the rear windows had been removed and replaced by metal panels, but the rear seat was still there. So it was actually a P1 Delivery Van, but with rear seats.
Now, the fun part is, that this car was intended to be registered on "parrot plates" and the buyer was allowed to use it as a passenger car from day one, BUT he had to wait 5 years before re-installing the removed rear windows and re-registering the car on regular plates. So for 5 years, the family could go for rides through the countryside, and the kids would sit in the back staring at those metal panels, cursing daddy for waanting to save some money on taxation!
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LilEuro 2019-07-24 19:30:22 | #9
Tasty (2019-07-24 17:58:50)Tasty
Sounds like the danish plates called "reduced tax commercial plates" here on platemania. In danish they're called "papegøjeplader", meaning "parrot plates" because of the multi-coloured background.
These plates get a tax reduction, but not as big as for standard commercial plates. The difference is, that the "parrot plates" can be used by private individuals, whereas the the full blown commercial plates can only be used for work relaated tasks.
Reminds me of a fun story. Back in the late 1950s, you could be a special car in Denmark. it was called Opel Caravan Combi. It was an Opel Rekord P1 Caravan where the rear windows had been removed and replaced by metal panels, but the rear seat was still there. So it was actually a P1 Delivery Van, but with rear seats.
Now, the fun part is, that this car was intended to be registered on "parrot plates" and the buyer was allowed to use it as a passenger car from day one, BUT he had to wait 5 years before re-installing the removed rear windows and re-registering the car on regular plates. So for 5 years, the family could go for rides through the countryside, and the kids would sit in the back staring at those metal panels, cursing daddy for waanting to save some money on taxation!
Sounds like the danish plates called "reduced tax commercial plates" here on platemania. In danish they're called "papegøjeplader", meaning "parrot plates" because of the multi-coloured background.
These plates get a tax reduction, but not as big as for standard commercial plates. The difference is, that the "parrot plates" can be used by private individuals, whereas the the full blown commercial plates can only be used for work relaated tasks.
Reminds me of a fun story. Back in the late 1950s, you could be a special car in Denmark. it was called Opel Caravan Combi. It was an Opel Rekord P1 Caravan where the rear windows had been removed and replaced by metal panels, but the rear seat was still there. So it was actually a P1 Delivery Van, but with rear seats.
Now, the fun part is, that this car was intended to be registered on "parrot plates" and the buyer was allowed to use it as a passenger car from day one, BUT he had to wait 5 years before re-installing the removed rear windows and re-registering the car on regular plates. So for 5 years, the family could go for rides through the countryside, and the kids would sit in the back staring at those metal panels, cursing daddy for waanting to save some money on taxation!
Nice story
Here in Norway you can have the green plate, we just call it "varebil" due to the lack of rear seats. A privat person like me can go and buy a car like that, so that doesn't make it commercial. However, companies can also do and buy the exact same car, kinda making it commercial.
When you buy it you reduce some kind of tax, making it often pretty cheaper to get it with only 2, or in some cases 3 seats rather than 4 + seats. It's not reduced as much as with a black plate, but I have little knowledge about this due to it being extremely rear..
All in all, it's cheaper to get a car on green plates, BUT, it does not make it commercial or tax exempt. PlatesMania don't have a 100% accurate representation of the plate, but tax reduced would probably have been the more correct term.
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aixam 2019-07-25 03:16:17 | #10
Tasty (2019-07-24 17:58:50)Tasty
That's funny! Sounds like a good deal if you want to have emergency seating for short trips.
Here in Norway there was a loophole where you could register a car as a 5 seat ''varebil'' if it had really big cargo area. You paid the same reduced tax as you would if you had green plates, but you received white regular plates. So it was basically a normal passenger car. A big normal passenger car. This meant that people could buy Chevy Suburbans, Ford Excursions and whatever for extremely cheap prices. And you still see the effects of this loophole on the roads today. There are lots of big American SUV's and trucks on the roads today and the vast majority are from the late 90's to the mid-2000's when the loophole was open. And speaking of papegøjeplader, I finally got my first one today. A new Honda CR-V!
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