Ginge - thats not really got a lot to do with it tho. I know WHY they are doing it, and yes it's still cheaper for me to NOT have a car and use the work van, even with the new tax scam, but it's WHY they are doing it that fucks me off.
It's not to make things fairer or anything - it's purely to make MORE money. Simple as. It's not "because people using their works vans for private use are avoiding paying tax on fuel or road tax" - raod tax is still paid by the company, and fuel is still paid for also. If I used my own car INSTEAD of the van, the same ammount of fuel would be used - just in two different vehicles instead of one. So the same ammount of fuel tax will have been paid.
What it's about is less people have cars (and use their work van) so there's less road tax being bought. Still a disc in every van, but not a disc in every van PLUS one in the van drivers personal car.
So they tax scam is to MAKE MORE MONEY. Simple.