Originally Posted by Thrush
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.
you really dont belive what you are saying do you
you realise why you have to hand in diesel receipts when you fill up dont you
its cause the companys claim it back as a tax expence as its a cost to the business and they pay tax on profits after running costs of the buisiness, same with tax discs and the actual vans
all that money is claimed back aslong as itsa genuine expence,, if you use the van at home the tax payer pays your fuel bill not the company as thay write that off in tax
just like there building hence why people who own corner shops have a entrance that dont gain access through the shop as its a total expence rather than a partial expence based on the residental quarters above
by you using the van in your time its being paied for by me,, just like other benifit fraud as i am a tax payer and i pay to help fund the country, people claiming the cash back mean i pay more to get less as you get a funded transport and i have to buy a car to get to work
the company car tax scheme was ment to reduce this, the twin cab pickup's screwed that one for you as it highlighted other things going on there realised are not ment to
the companys giving staff money each year in travel allowance as they dont pay it and the governments do have made them think,,,, does the photocopy guy NEED a X5 to carry his briefcase ?
can he use a renualt clio after all the man delivering the photocopier has a clio van,,,, mmmmm
thats why its in place and the people who was buying there cars with the idea the company pays for it and so got a better car to use all the extra cash otherwise they dont get it,, there the one affected hence my thinking