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Offline Poached

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Re: Company Car...
« Reply #10 on: 24 January 2014, 14:53 »
Can you opt out and take the monthly allowance?

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Re: Company Car...
« Reply #11 on: 24 January 2014, 15:06 »
No can't opt out.

Offline RedGTD

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Re: Company Car...
« Reply #12 on: 24 January 2014, 15:07 »
Claiming back mileage doesn't cover it.
Used to do that on my previous car but ended costing more as £0.45 don't cover you for wear & tear that's for sure.
I've got a company credit card that I use for fuel and the tax man knows it's for business & private mileage.
After my tax code changed I was paying around £130.00 per month in tax. I don't think anyone one could argue that £130 per month for a split new GTD 184ps Golf is too much.
I may not own the car, but I can rip the arse out it(if I want, but I won't, it's far to lovely) all my maintenance is covered, breakdown ,insurance and even the exhaust and tyres.
Mk7 GTD, 5Dr Manual, Tornado Red, Discover Pro
Previous Cars;
Honda Civic 2.2 i-cdti Si (60 Plate)
Seat Ibiza 1.6TDi (10 Plate)
Peugeot 206 GTi (04 Plate)
VW Bora 150PD (02 Plate)
Seat Ibiza GTi (P 97 Plate)
VW Polo 1.0 (R 98 Plate)

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Re: Company Car...
« Reply #13 on: 24 January 2014, 20:47 »
Best mpg figure,best reliabilty and comfort is what I would be thinking.
Are you paying your own private miles and claiming work miles back in expenses or some other sort of deal?
Got to think of your own pocket first over power as it does not matter much you have when you are stuck on the M6 or M25, saying that if you can get somewhere near 150ps it makes motorways much nicer

(Dont shoot me but Mazda do some cracking motorway hacks)

Yeah pay my own pvt mileage and claim back business mileage.
Min 150 makes sense for motorways.
It'll be my first company car, don't want to be stuck with something for 4 years I'm bored of after 1.
You will still get bored, and when some dick at work picks up his new lease 2 years before yours it will start to look sh!t :grin:
The 1.6 A3 feels pretty slow between the roundabouts and off the lights compared to the GTD, but on the motorway it is absolutely fine, its like a modern Mk3 but less rubish :grin:
Seat for me are great value but look tired a lot quicker
I bashed a brand new 2.0tdi bluemotion Touran across Switzerland and Germany before Christmas, think it was a 140ps.
It got about 65mpg along the bahn at around 80mph and went really quite well, horrible brown colour though :grin:
How many business miles do you get at the full rate? ours drops at 5k

Offline RedGTD

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Re: Company Car...
« Reply #14 on: 24 January 2014, 20:57 »
Standard Rate is £0.45 per mile for the first 10,000 miles, then £0.25.
Mk7 GTD, 5Dr Manual, Tornado Red, Discover Pro
Previous Cars;
Honda Civic 2.2 i-cdti Si (60 Plate)
Seat Ibiza 1.6TDi (10 Plate)
Peugeot 206 GTi (04 Plate)
VW Bora 150PD (02 Plate)
Seat Ibiza GTi (P 97 Plate)
VW Polo 1.0 (R 98 Plate)

VW BUSH

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Re: Company Car...
« Reply #15 on: 24 January 2014, 21:27 »
Standard Rate is £0.45 per mile for the first 10,000 miles, then £0.25.
maybe to do with private mileage  :undecided: I'm probably talking sh!t