sleeping in a car?

lazer

WTFH wrote: »

Depending on where in Wiltshire you are going to, you might be able to find a cheap B&B for £30-40 for a night. Might not be great, but would be more comfortable than the car

(try www.booking.com or www.laterooms.com , or just google B&B in the nearest town)

I would find a hostel dorm for about £15!

Pee

I have slept in a car and would do again... twice, both times I slept well, but the last time I considered it I did pack a tent. It does get very cold in a car, but with a good sleeping bag and a flask of hot chocolate you should be fine. I still think I would look at a hostel, travelodge, camping barn... although I would probably stop over and make a night of it.

londonTiger

lazer wrote: »

I would find a hostel dorm for about £15!

£15? maybe in the 80's not today, no way.

Wh05apk

As you are self employed, and are claiming from your company mileage at 45p (only for the first 10,000 miles!) if you do sleep in the car, you can actually only claim for a single trip, otherwise even though you are claiming from yourself, it would still be fraud, as your business expenses are not legitimate.

redux

londonTiger wrote: »

Client is paying for double trip, I was trying to see if I can sleep in the car and pocket the change, after careful consideration, it's probably not worth it.


Well I use freeagent and it's pretty up to date and is as good as an accountant as it manages all the tax rules, just post the invoices and it does the rest.

Car is personal, you can reclaim any amount of fuel that was used for business. Some people check the odometer at the start and end of business journeys. I do delivery rounds every now and then and just do a google maps search and look up the distance (double it for return trips) and input that into the bookkeeping software. 45p a mile is the allowance, 19p of that is the fuel portion (the rest is wear an tear of the vehicle). The 19p fuel portion is VAT reclaimable.

You can't have it both ways, both personal and business. You can't claim back VAT on personal use.

I don't know that software, and maybe it's working this out for you without you knowing, but it might be worth checking.

londonTiger

who said anything about fraudulently claiming mileage that doesn't exist?

I will only claim mileage that I actually use for travel, any savings will remain in the business and work it's way back to me either by reducing the directors loan or profits.

mgdavid

londonTiger wrote: »

£15? maybe in the 80's not today, no way.

One assumes you are unaware of the YHA...
http://www.yha.org.uk/special-offers

redux

londonTiger wrote: »

who said anything about fraudulently claiming mileage that doesn't exist?

I will only claim mileage that I actually use for travel, any savings will remain in the business and work it's way back to me either by reducing the directors loan or profits.

I didn't.

There are choices between you running the car privately and just getting mileage allowance when used for business, or add up the actual running expenses and claim a part to reflect the proportion used for business.

But you can't claim back VAT to the business if you are counting it as run privately and getting mileage allowance. VAT is already in the mileage allowance as it's considered the nominal private cost of running a car.

skintpaul

look for a nearby cheap b/b - dont risk driving when tired.. car sleeps never good!

Marvel1

I'm just thinking where could you park it to sleep and be safe?