MSE Parents Club Part 11

never-in-doubt

BeenieCat wrote: »

Yeah i know. But helmets are VAT free, so why not seats!

They are if you ask for one free when you go buy a new car! Isofix baby seat please Mr Ford man - certainly Miss Beenie, what colour would you like (anything but chavvy gold pleeeeease)!

Oh, forgot to mention, it may be cheaper paying for a new seat than the actual VAT on a new car itself, but hey-ho.....

Krystaltips

Sad programme about intensive care starting on BBC2... Glad to be going to bed I think

Buttonmoons

money_maker wrote: »

MFD, Chris wants a pick up !! I am not having a big fat ugly pick up parked in my drive !!
A jeep however, I would allow

I think there are drug dealer parents at Keira's nursery now. They are both big and fat with day glo tans and chav lacoste clothes, neither of them work, covered in gold bling, and drive a sooped up big black 4x4 with tinted windows.

I think the woman looks mean. I try and avoid eye contact because she might headbutt me down the stairs.

tarajayne

never-in-doubt wrote: »

Company cars are rated quite correctly in my opinion, at the end of the day you're getting a car out of it and should rightly be taxed accordingly, as it is a benefit and benefits (like overtime) should be taxed.

See this: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/calcs/cars.htm or changes here: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cars/rule-changes.htm

The easiest option is to pick a cheaper car from the pool cars and let the employer pay you (the difference) from your allocation of vehicle "cost" and the cheaper model.

I've been using that 1st calculator. His work has no pool cars so we have to just pick carefully, the new BMW and Volvo have CO2 of 109 and 119 so keeps the cost right down and we can get the Volvo and all our fuel for 2k a year.

Sami_Bee

Krystaltips wrote: »

Hubby... He earns less than £15k... We are entitled to WTC which means he is on a low wage...


Not what I meant, but if it makes you feel better
Gosh Sami, that's a lot of WTC... We only get £20ish pw...:o

Beenie, the people that got rid of me when I was pregnant with Aimee were a family firm and the nepotism was hideous!

SS, Aimee had a similar style... I think I posted a pic to it a few days ago... :cool: (No earring though... As if I ever would!!!)

I meant to say earlier... One of the Mums at newborn group has started making bandana bibs... I gave her a popper setter that I had lying around and she made Caitlyn 3 bibs as a thank you... Super cute!!!

I seriously have no idea what they have been doing?! I thought we would loose all WTC when my job finished and Chris wasn't in childcare.
Also they have Chris down as in childcare but that it costs 0 I've told them 3 times he's not in any childcare but they always say it'll come off coz it's on 0 I give up!

Krystaltips wrote: »

You would think car seats would be 0%VAT seeing as they're the law?!

but its not the law that you own a car

tarajayne

Krystaltips wrote: »

Tara, my Uncle does an awful lot of driving for his job and he bought his own car, had it converted to oil and uses his car allowance to run both his and my Aunt's car!

We looked into this but he's had no car for years so insurance, mot, tax, upkeep, fuel and the cost of the actual car it just wasn't worth it. And as he goes for fuel we avoid using mine as much as possible. If we go for the 2k option we could never run a car for that and buy it. :cool:

BeenieCat

New cars are a waste of money anyway

Pay £12k, a few years later sell it for 7k or something.

Me: buy banger for £250, if it's still alive in a few years, sell it for £250.

tarajayne

BeenieCat wrote: »

New cars are a waste of money anyway

Pay £12k, a few years later sell it for 7k or something.

Me: buy banger for £250, if it's still alive in a few years, sell it for £250.

'Tis fun going rounds the sales rooms though, makes me think I'm posh! :rotfl:

elle_gee

My mum loved that bit, tara She encouraged Dad to get the car he did (not that he needed encouragement ) based on the fact the saleman mentioned flowers for "the wifey"! :rotfl:

searching_me

thought i come back and say sorry if id upset anyone .. dont wanna do a feelie but it was never my intention to say you didnt work hard or anything or too sound ungreatful that i get help from TC until i get a better job ..

mfd you need college for everything but i intend to work and save til i owe nothing and have a car .. hairdressing is something id like but i lack focus and to honest have no faith myself to get that far so working is my only option at the mo ..

from now on i wont mention my money, lack of it or wanting alittle more as i seem to upset or make people angry ..

once again sorry and i shall go back to lurking x