Company van ? How much does it cost me?

[cagiva gezzer]

Been trying to work out how much my work van actually cost me in tax. Had a look on the HM revenue site, but I’m not really clicking with it.

55Reg van. I pay 9P/Mile for personal use and all journeys are recorded. Fuel card for the van and everything van related goes on expenses.

From what I can work out I pay £110 tax to have the privilege of being able to use this van, even if I don’t use it and I pay for any use is on top of this.

For the record I don’t really use it. 10 miles a month is usual. Normally less, sometimes more if we take the pit bike out. I have my own car and bike so the van is my least favourite weapon of choice.

Now, 2007 the tax laws change and I’ll end up paying £660 tax to have this van. £660 to babysit at weekends this van I rarely use. Work mileage is 2,000 -2,5000miles/month, personal 10-20.

So, how much do I actually pay out to have this van, and am I going to be shafted in 2007 when the tax rate goes up?

My car AND bike insurance/tax comes in at under £500 for the year, so I’m trying to avoid paying double.

Yes, I’ve asked my work, but they’re always going to paint it in a rosy colour as it’s to their benefit for me to have this van.



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[Ant]

or collect it from work and drop it off at night (where possible) and i dont think you'll end up paying anything!
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[Keef]

i work for the council . have a van i get taxed around 4hundred a year . i take the van home but am not allowed to use it ( although i do. to go to my girlfriends if im staying over nite ) after reading your post mite have to look into the matter

[Itchy]

I know this one , must have changed a little , normally there is a scale charge with vans of a fixed amount per year ,

a scale charge must have changed though , just don't have ANY personal use on it , keep a monkey bike in the back or something or maybe a £500 Sachs mad ass in the back to get home and back, no use = no benefit in kind = no extra tax liabilities.

If they make you ride for the company to deliver stuff (and before anybody says if you can carry an ENOURMOUS amount of shit on a bike I carried a fridge a few days ago) , claim it back via your employer via increased wages , or if he doesn't give you jack , claim it off your tax via a P87 form or a self assessment tax return form remembering to record your milage and keep petrol recipets.


there was an identical situation today in work
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[True Blue]

I'll be interested to see what happens in my work when the new tax rules come in. If they think I'll paying nearly 700 quid a year for the van, they can think again. In fairness to them though, I don't pay a penny at the moment. I assume they must pay any tax on it for me.
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[Itchy]

[True Blue]

[Itchy]

its called not telling the revenue , which is unrealistic anyway , imagine if everybody had to account for everything , the revenue would be in more of a mess than it is now.
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[cagiva gezzer]

Got my P11D through today for last year.