Replacing company car, suggestions for good BiK rates?

akira181

My work are replacing their cars and they've given me the choice of what car to get (within reason, more VW, Skoda, etc range rather than BMW, Audi, etc).  I do mostly motorway driving, couple hundred miles a month on average, 18 to 20k a year.  I currently have a VW passat saloon but the boss want's to replace them with an estate style car.

I was looking at a hybrid but read that they're not great on motorway mpg and considering I can't charge it at home (don't think an extension cord out a 3rd floor window and potentially around the block is a viable solution ), I don't think it makes much sense. 

Can anyone suggest what would be a good estate model car to be looking at?  I was thinking a Toyota Corolla or Skoda Octavia but not sure if there's alternatives I should be considering or if i even understand BiK tax properly.

Any suggestions would be most welcome!

pallyman

skoda fabia,Dacia logan at the cheaper end and Skoda Octavia.

Grumpy_chap

From VW group, consider the Skoda Superb.

Petriix

Look at an e-Niro or Kona. You'd only need to charge once a week and the BIK is zero.

Grumpy_chap

Apart from the OP living in 3rd floor, as stated, so charging at home is not practical, with annual mileage of 20k/year, that is over 400 miles each working week.  I don't think that range is achievable (real world) with e-Niro.  And it is not an estate car, as the company require.

Petriix

The post is self-contradictory as a 'couple of hundred miles a month' does not equate to 20k miles per year. The former is entirely achievable with occasional public charging. In any case  the 0% BIK for EVs is worth considering, even if it's slightly outside your original thinking.

Grumpy_chap

Typo?  Couple of thousand miles a month if a bit over 20k miles per year, but maybe correct when holiday months are taken into account.  The OP also says "mostly motorway driving" and 200 miles per month is not a great deal of motorway driving.

MidlandsGlory

You can use this tool to play around with different models and specifications, it will tell you how much BIK you would pay on anything.
https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/cars/car-tax-calculator/
Remember most hybrids are not plug in, the Corolla is a good idea, lots of kit and very low CO2 (lower than most diesels) so low tax, non plug-in hybrid and capable of very high MPG.

Grumpy_chap

I had an Auris hybrid estate and, for my mostly motorway 25k miles per year, the fuel economy was no better than a regular petrol car.   Generally quite a boring car to drive.

If the OP considers the Corrolla, it would be worth investigating whether it is improved in terms of mpg since the Auris.  BIK will be favourable and loads of specification though.

MidlandsGlory

Grumpy_chap said:

I had an Auris hybrid estate and, for my mostly motorway 25k miles per year, the fuel economy was no better than a regular petrol car.   Generally quite a boring car to drive.

If the OP considers the Corrolla, it would be worth investigating whether it is improved in terms of mpg since the Auris.  BIK will be favourable and loads of specification though.

I had one (Corolla) as a courtesy car and it was good to drive. My own new RAV4 hybrid easily does 50mpg+ and that is a big car with 4WD, I think the latest generation of hybrids have made some progress.

macman

I was going to suggest a Hyundai Ioniq, but no estate version, hatchback only. Available as full electric, plug in hybrid and hybrid. the latter should give you well over 60mpg on an average mix of motorway and town use. Proper 6 speed dual clutch automatic, not a CVT like the Corolla.