Chauffeurs new car: Lease, PCP or purchase?

Chauffeurs new car: Lease, PCP or purchase?

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spikey78

Original Poster:

701 posts

182 months

Friday 27th February 2015
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As above really, im a (sole trader) chauffeur licenced in London. I'm about to replace my vehicle with a new Mercedes V class and I'm not sure what's the best way to 'own' it.
It's likely to be around £45000 incl VAT and i'll have about £10000 deposit (if required)
Even though it's used exclusively for work I'm not sure whether it's possible to reclaim the whole amount against tax as it's not a Hackney carriage.
I'm struggling to work out what is the most cost effective way to do it, and wondered if anyone cleverer than wot I am had any pearls of wisdom!

spikey78

Original Poster:

701 posts

182 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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Ok thanks all, (although I'm still not really any clearer!) There are so many different types of lease that I don't know what works best..
Incidentally I hear what you're saying about using a leased car for private hire however the current one is leased direct from Merc and it's no problem. I think they realise that 90% of these vehicle are used for that purpose.

spikey78

Original Poster:

701 posts

182 months

Monday 2nd March 2015
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I don't do loads of miles actually, 24k per year is plenty. I don't really do lots of airport runs and stuff like that so my mileage is pretty low
Hopefully one day i'll earn enough to be able to ditch my Tesco suit and upgrade to M&S