Van tax on double cabs and pick ups

By |2015-11-10T09:54:09+00:00April 8th, 2015|Van Tax|

The VW Amarok - The Business Van of the Year Best Double Cab winner - but are you liable for tax on double cabs and pick ups? WE all like a double cab. But do you have to pay tax on a double cab or pick up. Answer: yes if you have a company provided double or single [...]

London Congestion Charge rises to £11.50

By |2015-09-15T16:32:26+01:00June 5th, 2014|Van Law, Van News, Van Tax|

Congestion Charge: van users face more costs to access the capital. Photo: Bikeworldtravel / Shutterstock.com TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TfL) has confirmed its plans to increase the London Congestion Charge from £10 to £11.50 this month, in an attempt to keep a lid on traffic chaos and improve the capital’s transport network. The 15 per cent rise means business [...]

Company van tax rises in Budget

By |2015-09-15T16:34:58+01:00March 19th, 2014|Budget 2014, Van News, Van Tax|

If you have private use of your van, then the rate of company van tax is rising from April 2014 VAN drivers with company provided vans – expect to pay more in company van tax from April. The company van tax benefit-in-kind charge is rising from £3000 in 2013/14 to £3090 in 2014/15, the Chancellor announced in his [...]

When is a van not a commercial vehicle?

By |2013-08-06T17:12:16+01:00August 6th, 2013|Editor's blog, Industry articles, Van Tax|

HMRC makes exceptions for car-derived vans - and SsangYong has requested that the Korando CSX Commercial joins the listed IT’S a good question, although HMRC is unequivocal: if it has a payload of one tonne then it’s a commercial vehicle. However, there is a BUT. HMRC recognises this ‘but’ and has a list of exceptions –these include car-derived [...]

What business van mileage can I claim?

By |2015-07-30T16:19:46+01:00July 30th, 2013|Van Tax|

Here's a question from a Business Vans reader who has been asked to supply his own van for work "My employer has asked me to supply my own van for work, but he will buy the fuel. Am I entitled to claim mileage?" asks Scott Hews. We knew exactly who to ask when this question dropped into our [...]

London’s new Ultra Low-Emission Zone includes diesel van exemption

By |2013-04-26T15:01:10+01:00April 26th, 2013|Van News, Van Tax|

The Vauxhall Corsavan 1.3 CDTi ecoFLEX with Start/Stop doesn't quite meet the new 75g/km Ultra-Low Emission Zone ceiling LONDON’s new Ultra Low-Emission Zone will come into effect on 1 July 2013 and provide a single 100% discount from the London Congestion Charge for all-electric and ultra low-emission vans. Some van operators could eventually stand to benefit, though, as [...]

The Budget: Company van tax frozen

By |2013-03-22T12:29:56+00:00March 22nd, 2013|Budget 2013, Van News, Van Tax|

Company van tax: frozen for 2013/14 tax year DRIVERS of company vans that are driven with unrestricted private use will welcome the Chancellor’s decision to freeze the assumed company van tax benefit at £3000 for 2013/14. However, the company van tax benefit will increase for 2014/15 by the rate of inflation (RPI scale) as at September this year. [...]

Budget 2012: company van tax

By |2012-03-30T05:06:07+01:00March 30th, 2012|Van Tax|

Van tax was frozen in the Budget for those staff who make private use of their company vans on a regular basis Author: Ralph Morton IF you have a company-provided van and cover private mileage in it, then you are liable to pay company van tax. The same benefit-in-kind tax is also applied to double-cab pick up trucks. [...]

Tax: what is company double cab pick-up tax?

By |2011-02-16T09:53:40+00:00February 16th, 2011|Van Tax|

Company pick up-tax is payable if the driver uses the vehicle for private purposes Story: RALPH MORTON COMPANY pick-up tax must be paid if a driver uses a company double or single cab pick-up for private mileage. HM Revenue & Customs classifies these pick-ups as vans as long as they have a payload of 1 tonne (1000kg) or [...]

Tax: London Congestion Charge – new charges from 2011

By |2010-11-19T00:00:00+00:00November 19th, 2010|Van Tax|

Congestion Charge: now £10BUSINESSES operating their vans in London face increased congestion charges from 2011. The congestion charge rises by £2 to £10 per day as from 04 January 2011. The congestion charge is a daily fee payable by drivers that wish to drive through central London. The purpose of the congestion charge zone is to discourage vehicle use and [...]

The law and wheel clamping

By |2010-08-17T00:00:00+01:00August 17th, 2010|Van Tax|

Wheel clamping on private land: end of the roadTHE government has announced that wheel clamping on private land will be banned in England and Wales (17 August 2010). The ban will be introduced in the government's Freedom Bill in November and will come into force shortly after Royal Assent. Once in place, anyone who clamps a vehicle or tows it [...]

Tax: details of scrappage scheme 2009-2010 – UPDATED

By |2010-02-14T16:01:55+00:00February 14th, 2010|Van Tax|

In his Budget statement to the House of Commons on 22 April 2009, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling confirmed that a scrappage incentive scheme will be introduced. This has subsequently been updated by Business Secretary Lord Mandelson on 28 September 2009. A total of £2,000 will be offered in a “cash-for-scrap” scheme for eight-year-old, or older, vans (previously 10-year-old). [...]

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