Opting out of private use of company car

Savvysaver72

Thank you. That is what thought too. I'll get him to push again and see where he gets to. Thanks

GazNicki

A colleague of mine has a company car and that included file for private use. The car was fuelled up on site with company diesel and he paid tax on the car and then the private use.

He opted out via the HMRC and came to an agreement with the company whereby he fuels the car himself and claims any business miles back.

As your hubby works remotely, the employer would need to set up a system whereby the mileage on the car could be split up. Does your hubby have a fuel card provided by the company?

If so he could discuss fuelling the car himself and then claiming the mileage for all business miles.

It could be agreed that google maps dictates the mileage (postcode to postcode) or he would need to maintain a very accurate log of mileage. Furthermore, your husband would need to pay for fuel out of your budget and then claim it back at an agreed rate per mile.

The hassle could get quite huge, so it may be wiser to look at other alternatives that allow you to benefit from the car.

I'm unsure if an employer must offer a cash alternative to a company car if not - but if they did that would require the same system of claiming business miles back.

It's clear the employer doesn't want that hassle and prefers the tax on BIK method instead.

Dazed_and_confused

The op has not mentioned having a fuel benefit, she is referring to the actual car benefit itself which is totally different and nigh on impossible to avoid if you are provided with a car by your employer

sheramber

Savvysaver72 wrote: »

His company don't offer car allowances. We live 200 miles from his office, so leaving there isn't possible. Just seems unfair when he doesn't use it fur personal use (he has the back seats full of spares and tools which each time we need to use it as a car he has to unload it all into the house). He actually wanted a van but they won't allow it.

(he has the back seats full of spares and tools which each time we need to use it as a car he has to unload it all into the house)

That implies you do use it on occasions.

Savvysaver72

We do occasionally, but don't need to, we could easily not, that's the point really.

Dazed_and_confused

Wether you use it or not is immaterial, the rules for company cars are about availability.

If it's available for use there is a benefit in kind irrespective of whether it is actually used or not.

That is where the difficulties will occur for hubbies employer, if he is able to take it home how can they then say it isn't available for private use (and that of course is before the thorny question of whether taking it home itself would be treated as some actual private use)