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  • chinxxx
    Technician
    • Jun 2015
    • 35

    #106
    Re: Do you have a company car?

    Thanks, in advance, for any info.
    Very interesting. thanks for sharing.







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    • cookster

      #107
      Re: Do you have a company car?

      I get a weedy little peugeot van

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      • EarthKmTech
        Step aside, noob

        1,000+ Posts
        • May 2009
        • 2139

        #108
        Re: Do you have a company car?

        New company car every 3 years, unquestioned & unlimited personal use - within state. No at fault insurance excess to pay in accidents either costs me zilch. No inspections either, washed the last one twice in entire duration. Was sold at auction for $31,000 less than purchase price when I was done with it.

        Being a car enthusiast I never drive it in my time though as its boring as hell so I'm not taking advantage of that. I have 3 personal cars and don't actually need any of them, but I love them.

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        • Silver fox
          Junior Member
          • Jun 2014
          • 5

          #109
          Re: Do you have a company car?

          Company car-lancer 2.0 including fuel....month ago got a i10 grand saving 1/4th the fuel

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          • Llama God
            Service Manager

            1,000+ Posts
            • Mar 2009
            • 1353

            #110
            Re: Do you have a company car?

            I've been informed that my new car will be a BMW 330e. The tax bill will be less than half what I'm paying for my Mercedes A Class. Hybrid is the way forward for the company car driver, until the government move the goalposts and shaft us all again.

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            • banginbishop
              grumpy old git

              500+ Posts
              • Oct 2007
              • 894

              #111
              Re: Do you have a company car?

              Originally posted by Llama God
              I've been informed that my new car will be a BMW 330e. The tax bill will be less than half what I'm paying for my Mercedes A Class. Hybrid is the way forward for the company car driver, until the government move the goalposts and shaft us all again.
              Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but 2017 it goes tits up! As zero or low emissions get pretty much no tax to the economy it's all being redesigned again to recoup the lost revenue. If your car car is registered before then it's fine but after.... Then you're.....👎🏻
              Incontinentia Buttocks

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              • Llama God
                Service Manager

                1,000+ Posts
                • Mar 2009
                • 1353

                #112
                Re: Do you have a company car?

                Originally posted by banginbishop
                Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but 2017 it goes tits up! As zero or low emissions get pretty much no tax to the economy it's all being redesigned again to recoup the lost revenue. If your car car is registered before then it's fine but after.... Then you're.....👎🏻
                It's coming in July so that's all good. They are fitting a full telemetric tracking thing to it, so there's no arse-out fun to be had in it!

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                • banginbishop
                  grumpy old git

                  500+ Posts
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 894

                  #113
                  Re: Do you have a company car?

                  Originally posted by Llama God
                  It's coming in July so that's all good. They are fitting a full telemetric tracking thing to it, so there's no arse-out fun to be had in it!
                  at this rate I think it's going to be a bicycle as the next transport given to us. I've seen the new tax law & its crap! Got a tracker on mine but no ones bothered with it. I've done a 100 the odd time for a short distance & averaged 80 & never been questioned. They have picked up someone doing a lot past the speed limit & reminded them but apart from that it's fine,more for tax purposes than anything. Oh and never get questioned on when I left my last call of the day!
                  Incontinentia Buttocks

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                  • allan
                    RTFM!!

                    5,000+ Posts
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 5462

                    #114
                    Re: Do you have a company car?

                    Well having your own car can be fun like learning all about stretch drive belts and the installation thereof. Imagine getting miss Lopez in a skinny jean!
                    Whatever

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                    • copiertech25
                      Junior Member
                      • Mar 2016
                      • 5

                      #115
                      Re: Do you have a company car?

                      Yes. A company delivery truck and a company Nissan Sentra for service calls.

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                      • ktmkev50
                        Junior Member
                        • Jan 2016
                        • 1

                        #116
                        Re: Do you have a company car?

                        Yes, VW Passat estate replaced every 3/4 years with fuel card, 20/30k pa.

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                        • Jake2o
                          Trusted Tech

                          250+ Posts
                          • Dec 2007
                          • 325

                          #117

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                          • nekowaiidesu
                            Technician

                            50+ Posts
                            • Dec 2015
                            • 65

                            #118
                            Re: Do you have a company car?

                            Don't have on specific vehicle assigned to me. We have a bunch of Opel Corsa bakkies (pickups / lorries) and a register to book them in and out.
                            They are reliable vehicles but the company obviously tried to save as much as possible: No clocks. No CD player / radio. No aircon. Half of them don't have working fans (sucks in the heat - dangerous in the rain when the windshield is fogging up) there's even one bad-boy that doesn't have power-steering. Needless to say we all fight over the 2 with working fans and power-steering.

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                            • coopers1305
                              Technician
                              • Nov 2014
                              • 49

                              #119
                              Re: Do you have a company car?


                              Boy that sucks, anyway you go. I couldn't do that to my employees if I had some. It's like this... if you own the equipment doing the work you own that part of the company, so where are your shares? Think truck drivers & large equipment operators like excavators operators or airplane pilots even. They rent out their services to companies as a contractor usually. You might as well just split off from your company and start your own business. You're already paying for it. Just call it (Your Name) which their is no need for business licensed in the US in most states, to do that.

                              I've got a company vehicle with fuel card. I take it in for maintenance on the company card and never have to worry about anything other than parking it on my property at night and washing it on company time. I use it to get to and from work and service calls. It's a 2014 Dodge Ram Promaster. Lots of room for hauling machines or carrying stock. A few things that have not really been all that great on it is that it gets rock chips easy and the first two years of having it , it had to go in for a bunch of warranty work. It has no windows in the back but a reverse camera and I'm able to listen to audio books, pandora, and whatever else using my phone (also paid for by my company), (via bluetooth, usb or phono plug) while I'm on the road to calls out of town. We get snow where I'm from and the promaster does okay since its front wheel drive but I've been stuck in the snow a few times ( I now carry a shovel).

                              Here in my home town just a few months ago, most of the pizza delivery drivers have got a company car with company logos. That's better than most of the guys I read about on here today.

                              I'm thankful after reading these posts.

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                              • SwisSeV
                                Trusted Tech

                                250+ Posts
                                • Jan 2016
                                • 307

                                #120
                                Re: Do you have a company car?

                                I use my own car and get paid 55c a mile. That is fair in my opinion.

                                Unfortunately I drive a Fisher-price aka. Kia

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