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@Mike - No I just sent a letter and some photo's asking them to correct the "obvious mistake I had made in my original application" @MatchFuzee - Good call, hadn't thought of that in my shock at not being totally stuffed by "the man"

I hope so, but to qualify that, I was asking them to correct my own mistake of just a few months ago, not change someone elses decision on how it should be classified. Still, if this helps someone else avoid this stupid legislation I'm doubly chuffed.

SUCCESS!!!!!!! Got home this afternoon to find a crisp new V5 with the body type ESTATE and No. of Seats 6. Checked on the TfL website, still listed as not compliant. Looked at the registration form, nowhere to tell them the change so I called. Took about 20 seconds for the girl to check their records, told me to check on the site again, and bingo, Not Subject to LEZ. Now to start hunting for that hardtop again Thanks to everyone here and on EMLRA and the 3/90/110 owners club for their advice and support.

Thanks Mike, Tony, I see how it all got into that mess, just another reason to move further out of London, and there are many. Schools should cease to be an issue in the next year or two, and an extra half hour commute will be well worth it. All I can hope for is that the DVLA change the type without too much fuss, which you would think wouldn't be that big a deal in a sensible world, seeing as it was me that registered it just a couple of months ago, quite obviously incorrectly just on the grounds of the number of seats. It had 6 seats when it was in service and had 6 seats when I bought it!! if that fails, I'll go down the path of appealing to TfL on the grounds that it is obviously a recreational vehicle, not a commercial, you never know. Thanks to everyone for their responses, the letter went this morning so I guess it's hurry up and wait!

Thanks Oli, Mine also already had benches in the back with seat belts. I have taken photos to show this, and also found a couple of pics with the roof completely off. Sending a grovelling letter today. Shan

A telephone enquiry this afternoon concluded that if the vehicle is classified with body types of Pick Up or 4x4 Light Utility it will be subject to the charge, no argument. They advised that I could approach the DVLA to get the body type changed if I believed it to be incorrect, hence the call for information from other drivers. They agreed that either Estate, Station Wagon or Convertible would not be subject to the charge, but that it was up to the DVLA whether they would accept the change, so my question really is about seeing what the DVLA are most likely to accept without too much argument.

There seems to be all sorts of confusion over this. I know the official version on the TfL site is that only County Station Wagons are exempt, but a quick search of the the Land Rover and Military forums shows that there are so many contradictions to this that it's farcical. There's even one thread from a chap who has 2 Wolf's with one showing as compliant, one as not compliant, same engine, same year, and that is by no means an isolated case, hence my request.

Apologies in advance for boring those who follow the other forums I'm on, but I'm having a bit of a flap here and want to gather as many responses as I can!!! I am trying to find out from as many ex-mil diesel Land Rover , and especially Wolf, drivers as I can (post 1973, pre 2002) what their vehicles are classified as (seats and body type) by the DVLA on their V5 and whether they are listed as London Emission Zone compliant. Short story is my long sought after Wolf 90 has (through my own stupidity) been registered as a 2 seater with body type Pickup, which is likely to make it non compliant when the tfl database catches up with it. Not good as I live just inside the zone. All responses gratefully received, I'm looking for the best thing to try for before I go into battle with them to get the V5 adjusted. thanks shan

Thanks Clive, so it sounds like a worthwhile exercise for the money anyway. Cheers Shan

I keep seeing these things on ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Military-Defender-Wolf--TUM-Radiation-Hazard-Thermal-Insulation-Kit-/191017722039?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Other_Vehicle_Parts_Accessories_ET&hash=item2c798b20b7 and they always state that they are for a 110. I've seen a couple of comments suggesting that they also fit the TUL/90 just by leaving out one section. Can anyone confirm this for me. Looking to install in lieu of sourcing a hard top, which appear to be as rare as rocking horse droppings for a Wolf 90!!! If anyone knows of an intact/easily repairable example there's beer tokens waiting!!!

Hi all, Dipped my first toe into military vehicle ownership late last year, I have a Land Rover Wolf 90 soft top, which from the Merlin report appears to have led a very sheltered life with the REME, a UK based NATO unit, and finally an Intelligence TA unit, so its in pretty good nick. At the moment I'm still working on a bunch of very minor fixes (like replacing the broken fire extinguisher bracket) then it's a toss up between keeping it totally original, or making some minor additions/changes so it's a bit more practical for some longer trips in the future. Whatever happens, I won't be changing anything I can't put back in a day or two, but the justification to the missus included that we would actually use it!!! Looking forward to lots of advice. Think I'm going to need it!!! Shan