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Thursday 11 March, 2010
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Advice Centre

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Business car driver with back pain
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.

Car thief about to break into a car
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.

Driving instructor in a Mazda
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.

Angela Griffin with her new Fiat 500C
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.

Clearing a windscreen of snow
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.

Driving on the motorway at dusk
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.

Winter sun through birch trees
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.

Friends enjoying a drink
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.

Skoda Superb in winter driving conditions
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.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car
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.

Businessman notes down a series of different contract hire quotations
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.

Business woman working out her comnpany car tax
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.

The Business Car Manager Tax Fact Sheet
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.

Businesswoman deciding whether to have company provided cars for her firm or not
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.

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