Welcome to Business Car Manager
Staying ahead of legislation: it can seem an impossible task. An average small company boss spends 28 hours each month attending to compliance issues. And there’s more motoring-related legislation on the way. Following the new mobile phone law and changes to the advisory fuel rates there’s the new Health Act, which will impact on business cars and business vans.
What should you do? Our news and advice articles will help, while we’ve also made the Knowledge Bank section easier for you to use. But it’s not all legislation. The recent Geneva Show saw the launch of exciting new cars – the best of which you can read about here, including the new MINI estate.
Ralph Morton - editor
HEADLINE NEWS
Fines ranging from £200 to £2500 face businesses failing to comply with the new smokefree vehicle laws that commence in July. How will it affect your business?
ALSO IN THE NEWS
If you’ve always fancied a MINI but needed more space, then this could be the answer: the MINI estate. It will officially be called the Clubman.
HM Revenue & Customs lowered the advisory fuel rates for reimbursing company car fuel. So don’t pay more tax and National Insurance than you need.
Oh la la! Paris couture meets Carnaby Street. The French are trying to out-chic the MINI with this new Twingo. The new Renault promises performance with cute looks.
ROAD TESTS
No wonder the Corsa took the car of the year title handed out by What Car? magazine. It looks great, drives well, and has usefully practical features.
Usually when a car has its roof taken off, some wobble remains in the chassis despite all the extra strengthening. Not the new Audi Roadster, the roofless twin of the TT.
ADVICE CENTRE
When Hannah Toakley passed her driving instructor’s test, she needed an easy-to-drive but quality city car. She also needed to keep outgoings low for her business. Here’s what she did.
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