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A LOW kerbweight version of gined panel van — the LT Fleet, To reduce the standard LT28's 1,620kg (32cwt) kerbweight to below the 1,525kg (30cwt) hgv annual plating and listing threshold, VW has deleted the side loading door and rear door glass, and also removed the passenger seat which is now optional.
Further weight savings have been achieved by the fitting of the Volkswagen LT28 petrol-enhas been introduced by VAG.
flush mounted vacuum formed rear bumpers and the use of two-leaf rear springs with lightweight shock absorbers in place of the normal three-leaf units.
These reductions give the LT Fleet a dry kerbweight (minus fuel, loose tools and fittings and with water allowance) of just 1510kg (29.7cwt) which places it in the same lower tax category of cars and light goods vehicles which do not require an annual MoT test until after three years have elapsed.
LT Fleet models retain the same 67kW (90hp) six-cylinder engine as the standard LT28 and 3.18 tonne gross vehicle weight.
Payload for the LT Fleet, which has a load volume of 7.6cum (268cuft), is 1,555kg (30.6cwt) with driver on board. The LT Fleet van is priced at £7,993 plus vat.
Volkswagen estimates that the "underweight sector" of the UK heavy van market accounts for 56 per cent — almost 13,000 units of all sales.