Help me understand company car schemes
Discussion
I've only ever bought or privately leased cars in the past. One of the perks I get with my job is a company car allowance using Zenith.
Salient details:
There's a couple of things that are pushing me towards the company car scheme:
Have I understood this correctly? What would you do in this scenario?
Salient details:
- 40% tax bracket
- I get a £5500 car allowance, or the option to take £5000 as a cash sum (which I do).
- Equates to £416ish a month, which after tax would be £250.
- The current PCH car I have costs me £235 a month, so that does cover the cost of leasing nicely but I am responsible for my own insurance, servicing, tyres etc. Car is a BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer.
- In terms of running costs (these are all approximations but not too far off the mark)
- Insurance - £40 a month
- Fuel - £150 a month
- Servicing - £12.50 a month (£300 service required before the car goes back in 2 years)
- Tyres - £5 a month (say £120 to replace worn out tyres before lease ends though may get away with nothing as I'd hardly do 10k miles in them).
- Total run costs (after tax) - £457.50
There's a couple of things that are pushing me towards the company car scheme:
- £1500 cashback if I order a car before Christmas - in a push to go greener/all electric.
- The range of cars on offer through Zenith are better than what I get with personal leasing.
- I can get a Tesla Model 3 Standard one for £447.97 (which includes the BIK, its £741.71 gross but the NI and TAX savings at 40% bring that down considerably).
- Add on charging costs of say £30 a month
- Total - £477.97
Have I understood this correctly? What would you do in this scenario?
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