Truck as a company car? Amarok etc?
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can anyone tell me if I've been working this out right.
If I took an Amarok or Merc jobbie as a company truck, I'd pay flat rate tax on it, based on £3000 ish at my tax rate. Also If I have a fuel card, it only costs £600?
Boring thread,however it seems with company car costs getting so high, this makes sense?
If I took an Amarok or Merc jobbie as a company truck, I'd pay flat rate tax on it, based on £3000 ish at my tax rate. Also If I have a fuel card, it only costs £600?
Boring thread,however it seems with company car costs getting so high, this makes sense?
jason61c said:
slipstream 1985 said:
As a vehical to use my mates amarok is as easy to drive as a car and very comfy. big to park though.
I've plenty of parking space. its more about the overall savings.Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
Willy Nilly said:
jason61c said:
slipstream 1985 said:
As a vehical to use my mates amarok is as easy to drive as a car and very comfy. big to park though.
I've plenty of parking space. its more about the overall savings.Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
Willy Nilly said:
Nevermind parking at home, what about everywhere else?
Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
Not all pick ups have leaf springs Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
MellowshipSlinky said:
Willy Nilly said:
Nevermind parking at home, what about everywhere else?
Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
Not all pick ups have leaf springs Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
MellowshipSlinky said:
Is this why there has been an explosion of pickups in this country in the last few years?NickCQ said:
Is this why there has been an explosion of pickups in this country in the last few years?
I bought my first pick up in 2006, I remember the salesman being quite surprised that I’d be genuinely using mine as a work vehicle, whereas most of his sales were to company car drivers instead of a car.There’s been rumours around for years that HMRC will clamp down.
I got dumped with a double cab L200 by a hire company a few weeks ago which they laughably said was an upgrade on the 'Astra or similar' I'd booked.
Other than for carrying large amounts of heavy stuff, I can't see the attraction in double cab pickups at all. It went a bit better than a van, handled like an ocean liner, was incredibly noisy and used about as much diesel as a Luton van. Fortunately I was travelling for work do didn't have to pay the fuel bill!
The cab itself wasn't much bigger than the inside of a Focus, despite the huge bulk externally. If I'd booked a "Mondeo or similar", I'd have been complaining about the lack of space in the back seats....
I'd have thought that most of the cost saving in tax would be wiped out by the amount of fuel used. The ultimate tax avoiding company vehicle if you just need something that goes and has a drivers seat is a Fiesta Van, which will attract similarly low tax but also do 60 miles to the gallon and drive as well as a small Ford hatchback.
Other than for carrying large amounts of heavy stuff, I can't see the attraction in double cab pickups at all. It went a bit better than a van, handled like an ocean liner, was incredibly noisy and used about as much diesel as a Luton van. Fortunately I was travelling for work do didn't have to pay the fuel bill!
The cab itself wasn't much bigger than the inside of a Focus, despite the huge bulk externally. If I'd booked a "Mondeo or similar", I'd have been complaining about the lack of space in the back seats....
I'd have thought that most of the cost saving in tax would be wiped out by the amount of fuel used. The ultimate tax avoiding company vehicle if you just need something that goes and has a drivers seat is a Fiesta Van, which will attract similarly low tax but also do 60 miles to the gallon and drive as well as a small Ford hatchback.
Willy Nilly said:
MellowshipSlinky said:
Willy Nilly said:
Nevermind parking at home, what about everywhere else?
Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
Not all pick ups have leaf springs Try one you might like it, they have all the things you expect on a modern vehicle. But, they're also designed to carry stuff so have a chassis and suspension system to carry stuff so ride and handle like a vehicle for carrying stuff. Do any of the car on the company car list have leaf springs?
lawrencec said:
I can the current shape navara has coils amd dampers its no good put anything in the back and its on the floor
I have one too and haven’t found that problem.Certainly feels better than the L200’s on leafs that I’ve had in the past.
It’s s
t on fuel though, and the manual gearbox is crap.Gassing Station | Car Buying | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff