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Advice: Preventing back pain
By Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager
THE effects of back pain can be literally crippling. And high mileage business car drivers are more likely to suffer back problems. So what can you do to avoid it? And what should you look for before choosing your next company car? Business Car Manager editor, Ralph Morton, provides this advice.
Advice: Avoid becoming a victim of car crime
By Simon Elstow, head of training, IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive
CAR crime has reduced in recent year thanks to more sophisticated standard security devices from the car makers. However, business car drivers should not become complacent. Simon Elstow, from IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive, provides this advice on how to reduce the chances of a car break-in or theft.
Advice: So you want to be a driving instructor?
By Mark West, managing director, Hitachi Capital Driving Instructor Centre
IF YOU’RE considering a self-employed career as a driving instructor, how should you fund the car? Hitachi’s Mark West runs through the options.
Advice: Salary sacrifice and company cars
by Mark Sinclair, director, Alphabet
SALARY sacrifice is a way of giving all employees access to new cars at cost-effective company car tax rates. Alphabet's Mark Sinclair explains.
Advice: Driving in ice and snow
By Michael Kemp
NEED some tips on how to drive in the ice and snow? Business Car Manager special reporter, Michael Kemp, has this advice.
Advice: Avoiding driver fatigue
by Dr Will Murray, research director, Interactive Driving Systems
DRIVER fatigue is estimated to contribute to approximately 20% of road collisions, and although driving when fatigued may not be illegal, research suggests that it can be as dangerous as drink driving. Dr Will Murray provides this advice.
Top Tips: Avoiding glare in the winter sun
By Simon Elstow, head of training, IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive.
THERE are all sorts of risks associated with winter driving – usually related to freezing conditions or rain – but at the other end of the spectrum is the danger of dazzle from the low position of the winter sun. The IAM's Simon Elstow has this advice.
Top Tips: Designated driver advice
By Steve Johnson on behalf of AA DriveTech
IT'S Christmas, and the season to be merry – but perhaps not at the wheel of a car. Steve Johnson provides this AA DriveTech advice for designated drivers – those given the task of driving but not drinking.
Top Tips: Winter weather driving tips
By Simon Elstow, IAM Head of Training, IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive
WITH snow and ice affecting many parts of the country, Simon Elstow from the driver training company IAM Fleet and Drive & Survive, has this advice for business car managers and drivers.
Advice: Why choose an electric car?
By Andrew Davis, director, Environmental Transport Association
THE company car tax break announced by the Chancellor in the Pre-Budget Report Tax is the next step towards five million electric vehicles, argues Andrew Davis from the Environmental Transport Association. And there are good reasons to consider one.
Advice: How competitive tendering can help your business
By Martin Brown, managing director, Fleet Alliance
WITH so many contract hire quotations on the market, how do you know you are getting the best price on your quotation? Fleet Alliance managing director, Martin Brown, explains how competitive tendering can cut through the quote clutter to the best price.
Top Tips: How to calculate company car tax
By Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager
IF YOU run your car through your business – or your employer provides you with a company car – you will need to pay company car tax. Editor Ralph Morton explains how to work it out.
Advice: How to save on your business cars
By Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager
If you haven’t thought about leasing your business cars, now’s the time to start. Critical changes in the corporation tax treatment of business cars has made leasing more attractive; and buying your company cars potentially more expensive. Editor Ralph Morton outlines the changes and introduces a new downloadable guide – The BIG tax change – that’s available here free.
Advice: We’re a small company: what's the best way to run our business cars?
By Tim Heaton, accountant, The Tax Partnership
If you run a small ‘lifestyle’ company, should your company run a business car - or should you have a private car and charge business mileage to the company? The Tax Partnership’s Tim Heaton weighs up the pros and cons.
