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Is this right?????
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i work for a care company and i have the company car, I cannot claim any milage allowence and if something goes wrong with the car i have to pay. Is this right or should i take it higher than the company i work for?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I don't think the sitation is clear here. If it's a pool car doesn't that mean a few people use it or have used it? If so, w how can they decide who should pay for repairs. If X drove it for 2 months then handed it over to Y and the car needed a new exhaust why should Y pay.
A few questions:-
Are pool cars shared over a period of time?
do you pay tax on having private use of the car as a benefit in kind. You should if you have private use and the employer pays the costs of repairs insurance etc but not if you pay them for private use?
Does the company give you some sort of fuel card?
When you drive 80 miles a day is that to your normal place of work? Home to work mileage normally has to be paid privately? Or is it driving between care homes etc- that is company business.
Who insures the vehicle and taxes it?
Do you get ever any mileage allowance for anything?
Why not hand the car back and say you can't afford to run it? Or why not return it to your company each night and that way if you've only done company business in it any costs should fall on them.
A few questions:-
Are pool cars shared over a period of time?
do you pay tax on having private use of the car as a benefit in kind. You should if you have private use and the employer pays the costs of repairs insurance etc but not if you pay them for private use?
Does the company give you some sort of fuel card?
When you drive 80 miles a day is that to your normal place of work? Home to work mileage normally has to be paid privately? Or is it driving between care homes etc- that is company business.
Who insures the vehicle and taxes it?
Do you get ever any mileage allowance for anything?
Why not hand the car back and say you can't afford to run it? Or why not return it to your company each night and that way if you've only done company business in it any costs should fall on them.
From a tax angle, if the car is owned by an employer, the employer is responsible for all upkeep on the vehicle. Similarly, if you use their car for business-purposes only (i.e. they specifically state in your contract that the car is not to be used to travel from your home to the place of business), they should either provide all fuel or reimburse you for purchasing it. If the employer is adamant that you have to pay for things like tyres and fuel etc., I should have a chat with someone at the Citizen's Advice Bureau as it seems you are being taken for a ride - no pun intended!!