I'd just go around shouting: 'get out of my way, peasants!'.
Range Rovers cause a bigger hatred, which is strange given they're quite economical set against a double cab.
I take it the employees who have these vehicles pay less in tax than it would cost to run their own vehicle or get to work a different way?
How does that work for the likes of a regional sales rep? I had the Amazon area salesman out this week in his blingy truck, it’s those sort of people this will hit the most. The sheep farmer using the truck solely for work and not paying any BIK tax currently this won’t affect. It’s the guys like the sales reps running round in pick up trucks as they are classed as a van and get cheap flat rate BIK tax this will catch out as suddenly there flat rate BIk tax on a flashy truck will put them very much out of pocket.
Well a sales rep doesn't need a 4x4 XXL pickup truck. They are the very people who have abused the system which is now being clamped down penalising the genuine self employed farmer or tradesman.
Correct. Exactly my point. The tradies wives and salesman have ruined it really for the rest of us, the tax man has realised it’s a massive loop hole being exploited which they now are clamping down on.
What about those sales reps who need to tow for demo or to deliver machines and have a Tacho fitted to pickup ?
Get a flat bed sprinter van that can deliver and/or tow as much as far as HMRC are concerned.
I have no idea, the fact that they have to pay this tax must be built back into their salary package, or the personal use part must outweigh the tax?
Does a self-employed farmer or tradie need a double cab?
Sprinter idea for off road work! Why use haulage company's transport isn't cheap these days! but I guess the cost can be passed onto the customer making machinery more expensive .
Sorry maybe I didn’t explain properly.I have no idea, the fact that they have to pay this tax must be built back into their salary package, or the personal use part must outweigh the tax?
Supplying a vehicle needed for the job is the employers job.
Does a self-employed farmer or tradie need a double cab?
Unless of course they need to carry more than two people on a regular basis.
Those types don't actually use the ute as the family vehicle do they as it's not available to the rest of the family during the working day
So your sales rep delivers your cultivator to the middle of a ploughed field with his pick up and ifor does he?
Delivering machines sprinter would be fine What about demoing machines and not just ag type machines where you may need to go across rough type tracks wet areas as demo site is way off any decent type of roads.
As I’ve already said, in the eyes of HMRC the pick up truck was a loop hole that has now been closed. If you’re desperate for a pick up truck for the purposes you mention I believe that a single cab pick up still gets away with it so you’ll have to get a single cab! (If that won’t hurt your ego too much)
Won't hurt my ego one bit I'm self employed drive old Freelander thanks.Just I have a family member who works in sales and we were chatting on phone about this yesterday and I see this thread and thought I would just ask the forum members questions and their views.(which I hadn't know)
As I said if it’s that important that they are able to tow off road to a demo they either pay the BIK tax on a twin cab pick up or get a single cab to continue on with the cheap rate BIK
I love my vat and tax claimable defender hardtop, great for the (posh) school runI got as far as: 'homo erotic names and plastic tatt' before nearly choking on my coffee, not gonna line. I was also waiting for the wife-beating/meat-head and string vest comments before declaring Bingo!
Dare anyone ask what your opinion of the new Landrover Defender is?
