dave_20

hi all am getting a company van in a week or so and i was thinking asking for privaite use i have been told i will have to pay the tax on it and something towards the fuel dose any one know rougly how much this is?

cheers

dojj

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£3k if you want to use it as a car
£0 if you don't

focusv8

If you have use of it privately your tax code will drop £3000. (real cost to you is £600 if you earn less than £35k)

If your employer provides all fuel for private use free of charge, your tax code will drop another £550. (real cost to you £110 if you earn less than £35k)

If your employer charges you for private fuel used or you put your own fuel in or your employer charges you for private miles at around 14p per mile, then you don't get the £550 deducted but you do get the £3000 deducted.

ben_frst

there are ways around this i used to drive my homeserve van all the time i took it home at night ect as i did call out

i got caught driving it by my manager i said i was going to get my hair cut as in my contract it states i need to be well presented at all times so work related driving then was seen again and i said i was getting fuel in my own time so i could get the most out of my day

model employee lol

KSA-Cossie

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I pay fuck all for the use of mine.

nevsrevs

I pay 10p a mile and £660ish a year on the tax code, never used to get charged a penny, fucking trackers and tax man, but still cheaper than using my own wheels

dave_20

cheers guys yer i earn under 35k i can only dream of that sort of wage lol i think i have to pay something for milage but not all the fuel cost.

ajamesc

are daf aid fitters dont get taxed and use them to go to and from work and dont put fuel in them iver and the boss dosent give a shit if they use them when there not on call iver guess it depends where you work

focusv8

If you only travel to and from work you don't have to pay anything.
It's up to your employer to declare if you have private use and whether you pay towards the private use.

If the employer can't be bothered to monitor private use they do so at thier own risk.

Iain Mac

No, it just depends if the employer is applying the tax correctly or if he hasn't had a tax inspection yet.

Lots of companies don't seem to realise that the taxman has way more powers to wander in and start checking company records than the cops could even dream of.

And, given the current economic climate, they are on a mission to maximise revenue so when they find an "anomaly", you can bet they are going to squeeze everything out of it.

dave_20

my new van is on a tracker so i couldnt blag it lol
if it 600 a year plus so much per mile its defo worth it my insurance for my car is £1300 a year and it uses about £10 to do 50 or 60 miles

shame tho i do feel like i have been priced off the road