oh, the irony

[timwilky]

oh, the irony.

This morning, I received confirmation that after 19 years of company car ownership, the lease company would be collecting my car tomorrow. I knew it was going to happen, I have been regraded and no longer entitled etc.

So a new acquisition to the company requires their hand holding for the next 6 months, they are 80 miles from my home and my boss has put my name in the frame. I have to meet them on Friday.

Should I get the job the company will have to provide me with a hire car for the next 6 months. I guess they will have to re-evaluate my entitlement to a car or it is going to cost them a fortune.

You have to love them, they are giving me a small salary increase to compensate for the loss of my car. and potentially a new car anyway.

Fingers crossed on the new car then.

[kaivalagi]

Larger companies can be so short sighted sometimes, all about the GL right now...and more than likely driven by someone's appraisal objectives etc etc. Leasing will come out of one budget whilst renting another no doubt

Fingers crossed on the new car though, win win!

Think about the savings in tax. Make sure the revenue people know. Can you go for mileage? Could be worth a mint.

[Bluepete]

Use your bike!

Sorry, what was I thinking about, you don't work Sundays do you!

Pete

160 mile round trip every day for 6 months?

If so and you have no company car or car allowance they should pay you full rate for mileage right? So that's 130 days x 160 x £0.40p per mile = £8320 in your expenses.

Go haggle a good deal and spend 2 grand on a car that's just been MOT'd, taxed and serviced, spend 3 grand in fuel, sell the car when your done for the same you bought it for, and spend the £5+ grand profit on whatever you like.

Originally Posted by Bluepete

Use your bike!

Sorry, what was I thinking about, you don't work Sundays do you!

Pete

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

160 mile round trip every day for 6 months?

If so and you have no company car or car allowance they should pay you full rate for mileage right? So that's 130 days x 160 x £0.40p per mile = £8320 in your expenses.

Go haggle a good deal and spend 2 grand on a car that's just been MOT'd, taxed and serviced, spend 3 grand in fuel, sell the car when your done for the same you bought it for, and spend the £5+ grand profit on whatever you like.

Now that is a plan!!!

Tim haggle for that!!

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

160 mile round trip every day for 6 months?

If so and you have no company car or car allowance they should pay you full rate for mileage right? So that's 130 days x 160 x £0.40p per mile = £8320 in your expenses.

Go haggle a good deal and spend 2 grand on a car that's just been MOT'd, taxed and serviced, spend 3 grand in fuel, sell the car when your done for the same you bought it for, and spend the £5+ grand profit on whatever you like.

That was my thinking to Ralph. Just remember that the allowance drops at 10k miles I think to 25p per mile.

I used to earn a mint on own car mileage allowance.

Originally Posted by -Ralph-

160 mile round trip every day for 6 months?

I've been doing nearly that for the past year. Unfortunately I don't get fuel expenses