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Post by johnc on Feb 6, 2019 11:49:15 GMT
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Post by bryan on Feb 6, 2019 18:13:20 GMT
Bugger...mine is Sept 2016 registered which means I will order my new car in April 20 it won't be registered until September
Hopefully there will be some interesting choices under 50co2 with more than 31miles of WLTP mileage in a years time.....
Or I could surf the reallocation list but there is never anything good on there
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Post by Alex on Feb 6, 2019 19:11:57 GMT
Given how some models are performing in the new test it’s going to be difficult to find a car that doesn’t leave you with an almost unjustifiable tax bill. Fine if you have a choice in the matter but a bit galling for those who need a company car to do their job. So much for the tories being a low tax government. Glad I’m getting a new car this year!
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Post by Boxer6 on Feb 6, 2019 22:00:28 GMT
Given how some models are performing in the new test it’s going to be difficult to find a car that doesn’t leave you with an almost unjustifiable tax bill. Fine if you have a choice in the matter but a bit galling for those who need a company car to do their job. So much for the tories being a low tax government. Glad I’m getting a new car this year! But they are .. .. .. if you're Amazon, Starbucks, Google, part of the HMG clique, et al, ad infinitum. If, however, you're a mere grunt like the rest of us - well, tough titty sunshine! |
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Post by PG on Feb 7, 2019 15:46:19 GMT
Given how some models are performing in the new test it’s going to be difficult to find a car that doesn’t leave you with an almost unjustifiable tax bill. Fine if you have a choice in the matter but a bit galling for those who need a company car to do their job. So much for the tories being a low tax government. Glad I’m getting a new car this year! Blair and Brown effectively killed the attraction of being a low tax party. So the Tories have not been a low tax party since Cameron took over. But also it is all relative. Compared to Corbyn and his madmen, they may seem like a low tax party. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 7, 2019 16:25:33 GMT
I am possibly going down the company car route soon and am horrified at the amount of tax payable compared to when I opted out about 6 years ago.
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Post by Martin on Feb 7, 2019 16:34:46 GMT
I am possibly going down the company car route soon and am horrified at the amount of tax payable compared to when I opted out about 6 years ago. I wouldn’t switch back even at the mileage I do. You’re effectively forced into a 4 pot hybrid and it’s only going to get more expensive as more people switch and the government claws back lost revenue. Just get a newer E, or I’m pretty sure you used to really want an XF Estate? |
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 7, 2019 17:10:56 GMT
I am possibly going down the company car route soon and am horrified at the amount of tax payable compared to when I opted out about 6 years ago. I wouldn’t switch back even at the mileage I do. You’re effectively forced into a 4 pot hybrid and it’s only going to get more expensive as more people switch and the government claws back lost revenue. Just get a newer E, or I’m pretty sure you used to really want an XF Estate? The trouble is that I really need a vehicle suited to muddy country lanes and farmyards, with even few drives across fields, so something more 'farmy' will be required. I find I am frequently using one of the fleet Nissan Nevara's to spare the Benz from axle deep mud and cow shit, but I need a more established solution. I have toyed with the idea of a lightly used late old model Discovery, but shudder at the running costs for 25,000 miles per year, so the sensible choice might be an Outlander PHEV and an enhanced vintage / classic option for weekends. |
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Post by Alex on Feb 7, 2019 22:54:49 GMT
What about a single cab pick up? I thought they qualify as light commercial vehicles and so attract less or no tax?
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Post by PG on Feb 7, 2019 23:04:15 GMT
What about a single cab pick up? I thought they qualify as light commercial vehicles and so attract less or no tax? Double cab pickups too. £3350 flat rate BIK per annum. Plus another £600 odd if you get free fuel. But if you don;t use the vehicle as a commercial vehicle at all, then HMRC can challenge that and try to assess BIK at a % value on the emissions. But going up farm tracks etc and working in agricultural industry, it should be no issue. So get a double cab and something interesting for your own use. |
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Post by Alex on Feb 8, 2019 7:18:00 GMT
What about a single cab pick up? I thought they qualify as light commercial vehicles and so attract less or no tax? Double cab pickups too. £3350 flat rate BIK per annum. Plus another £600 odd if you get free fuel. But if you don;t use the vehicle as a commercial vehicle at all, then HMRC can challenge that and try to assess BIK at a % value on the emissions. But going up farm tracks etc and working in agricultural industry, it should be no issue. So get a double cab and something interesting for your own use. I thought it was only single cabs that counted under that rule. Doubt my employer would let me explore that option (or my wife!) |
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 8, 2019 9:06:36 GMT
Double cabs are acceptable under this rule and several of my colleagues have one. A top of the range Nissan Navara Tekna auto could be an option.
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Post by cbeaks1 on Feb 8, 2019 9:41:27 GMT
I have a Ranger again - tax is £111 per month on top rate. No issues with HMRC other than when they balls it up and leave the car on at the same time as the CV.
The only real issue for me is that the fuel economy blows even in the 2.2, so the mileage rates don’t work out especially well. Being 17 metres long has never proved much of a problem.
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Post by Martin on Feb 8, 2019 10:15:38 GMT
Double cabs are acceptable under this rule and several of my colleagues have one. A top of the range Nissan Navara Tekna auto could be an option. Time for a new job / career change!  |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Feb 8, 2019 11:19:58 GMT
Double cabs are acceptable under this rule and several of my colleagues have one. A top of the range Nissan Navara Tekna auto could be an option. Is HMRC trying to turn us all into wannabe rednecks? |
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Post by ChrisM on Feb 8, 2019 13:19:58 GMT
I have a Ranger again (snip) Being 17 metres long has never proved much of a problem. That's one hell of a Ranger ! |
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Post by Roadsterstu on Feb 8, 2019 13:35:20 GMT
Double cabs are acceptable under this rule and several of my colleagues have one. A top of the range Nissan Navara Tekna auto could be an option. This sounds like the perfect option. |
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Post by Roadrunner on Feb 8, 2019 13:54:33 GMT
Double cabs are acceptable under this rule and several of my colleagues have one. A top of the range Nissan Navara Tekna auto could be an option. Time for a new job / career change! I actually like driving the newer Nevara's more than perhaps I should. The old shape one still on the fleet is as rough as a badger's arse, but is still to the old recipie of leaf springs and a what seems like a dumper truck engine and gearbox. The newer models have independent coil spring suspension, go well and drive like a half-decent SUV. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 8, 2019 15:06:07 GMT
I have a Ranger again (snip) Being 17 metres long has never proved much of a problem. That's one hell of a Ranger ! When they extend a wheelbase they do not muck about do they. |
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