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Business directors consider switching the company's business car policy to contract hire for greater tax efficiency
Advice: How to make your business cars more tax-efficient

By Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager

WITH VAT rising to 20% in January 2011, and other business costs going up, how can you make your business motoring more tax efficient? Contract hire is one way, says Business Car Manager editor Ralph Morton.

Adrienne Wells, director of Kidstaff
How we run our business cars

By Adrienne Wells, director, Kidstaff

ADRIENNE WELLS is the director of Kidstaff, a teacher supply agency in the Midlands, whose staff use private cars on business. Adrienne explains how the company keeps a proper check on the drivers and their cars.

Stuart Newport, owner of SNC Cars
How I run my business cars

Stuart Newport, owner, SNC Cars

STUART NEWPORT is a high mileage business driver. But, then, as owner of SNC Cars you might expect him to be. Stuart explains how he manages his cars with such high mileages, and how the right car marque is critical to business success.

Nick Beynon, director of NJC Services
How I run my business car

Nick Beynon, director, NJC Services

NICK BEYNON, a chartered building consultant and property developer, explains why family commitments meant he had to swap a sports car for a performance 4x4 - and how he likes to keep his business car accounting simple.

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.

Director of MAT Systems, Mark Tait, with his Audi A4 Cabriolet
How I run my business car

Mark Tait, director, MAT Systems

MARK TAIT runs his own software development company, MAT Systems. Mark explains how he organises his business car travel - in a rather swish new Audi A4 Cabriolet.

Business man thinks about having the right class of business use car insurance
Advice: Classes of use for car insurance

By Stephen Humphriss, director UKCDT

YOU have insurance for your business car. But is it the right sort? Confusingly, there are five different classes of use. Steve Humphriss, director of driver training company UKCDT, explains what you need to know.

Business team spending time on a computer choosing the correct business car specification
Advice: Ticking the right options

By Richard Crosthwaite, prestige car editor, Glass's Guide

ENSURING the spec of your new business car is absolutely right can be a difficult and daunting prospect. How do you know you're choosing the right options? Will they hold their value? Richard Crosthwaite from Glass's Guide has this business car 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.



Ralph Morton, Business Writer of the Year
Guild of Motoring Writers Awards

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