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Ask The Experts: your questions answered

Brought to you in association with Mazda, we can answer any question about managing business cars, company car tax or private cars on business. Our expert panel is here to help. To ask a question, simply fill in our short form. Ralph Morton, editor.

Private car for business - or a company car - is a question that perplexes many small business owners
Private or company car?

Small business owner wants help on most tax efficient way to run his business car

Expert: David Rawlings, car tax and SME specialist, BCF Wessex.

Winter tyres can help provide greater traction in the snow and slush -  many leasing companies now offer a winter tyre swap programee
Do contract hire companies offer winter tyres as a maintenance option?

Help required for a company that wants to fit winter tyres to its company car fleet

Expert: Martin Brown, managing director, Fleet Alliance

Filling up with company provided fuel can be very expensive for an SME business
Should I continue to provide free fuel for my employees?

The financial implications of providing free fuel for staff

Expert: David Rawlings, car tax and SME specialist, BCF Wessex.

Small business owner who has just started up wants to lease a car but needs to know what the leasing companies might require in terms of documentation. Our expert Steve Jelliss from Mazda helps out
Advice for a start up wanting to lease a car

Should a start up run her car through the busines or personally?

Expert: Steve Jelliss, fleet & remarketing director, Mazda

The method of accounting for a company car and its tax treatment by HMRC and the claiming of capital allowances are treated separately
What's the difference between the accounting of and the taxation of company cars?

How company cars are treated differently for accounting and taxation purposes

Expert: Colin Tourick from Colin Tourick Associates

Sole traders - the self-employed - can claim all of their business motoring as a taxable expense, minus any private usage
I'm self-employed: what's the most tax-efficient way to run my business car?

Optician needs advice on self-employed tax position and business cars

Expert: Paul Bulloch, managing director, Concept Vehicle Leasing

Company car driver wants to know from our experts whether the company is using the correct company car rates for business mileage
What business mileage rates should we be using for our leased cars?

Company car business mileage reimbursement rates

Expert: Iain Carmichael, head of fleet, Audi

A director of a small business asks for help to control the company's fleet policy
Small business needs more control of its company cars and fleet policy

Advice on organising and financing an SME's car fleet

Expert: David Rawlings, car tax and SME specialist, BCF Wessex.

A graphic designer wants advice on how to set the correct mileage for business car contract hire lease
I'm unsure what mileage to opt for on a contract hire lease. Can you help?

Advice on setting the mileage on a business car contract hire lease

Expert: Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager.

Self employed business man wants to understand how to account for a PCP
I'm a sole trader, how do I account for the writing down allowances on a PCP?

I would like to know how to treat the guaranteed future value on a Personal Contract Purchase (PCP)

Expert: Iain Carmichael, head of fleet sales, Audi.

Small company director wonders what his responsibilities are for a business car on contract hire
Do I need to look after my business car if it's on contract hire?

The director of a small company wants to clarify the nature of a contract hire agreement with regard to business car condition

Expert: Jeff Peyton-Bruhl, national fleet manager, Hyundai.

A business director questions how much she should be paying staff for using their own cars on business mileage
What pence per mile should I be paying my drivers?

A small business company director wants to know the correct business mileage rate for paying staff in their own cars

Expert: Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager

Company director wants clarification over the latest capital allowances on business cars
We're back in the market for a company car. Could you help us with capital allowances?

Explaining business car writing down allowances

Expert: Paul Bulloch, managing director, Concept Vehicle Leasing

Director wants to know if the company's HP agreement on his company car can be transferred to him personally
My company is in arrears for my company car. Can I take on the loan personally?

Managing the transfer of an HP agreement

Expert: Colin Tourick, industry consultant, Colin Tourick Associates

Company director wants to know whether the two parts of the photocard licence should match
Should the counterpart photocard issue number match the paper licence?

Help with the photocard driving licence

Expert: Simon Henstock, small business specialist, BCA

Reader wants to know what happens if you exceed contracted mileage
What happens if I drive more than my contracted miles?

Help with excess mileage

Expert: Mike Lloyd, managing director, Central Contracts

A reader wants to know if she should have her terms of employment changed to swap from her Audi TT to a cash allowance
My company wants me to move to a cash solution. What should I do?

Company car or cash for car question

Expert: Iain Carmichael, head of fleet sales, Audi

Signwriting on Fiat's fleet deal with Nokia for Fiat 500s
Is there any tax benefit if you have a car signwrapped?

Tax impacts of signwriting or car wrapping

Expert: Martin Brown, managing director, Fleet Alliance

Company employee wants to know how to work out company car tax
How do you work out company car tax?

Benefit-in-kind payments on company cars

Expert: Mike Lloyd, managing director, Central Contracts

Sole trader working in his garden on a laptop computer
Can a sole trader put lease rentals against tax?

Tax efficiency of contract hire for the self-employed

Expert: Jeff Peyton-Bruhl, national fleet manager, Hyundai

Managers discuss the issue of monthly car lease rates allocated to job grade
What are the right lease rates I should match to job grade?

Company car policy review needs guidance

Expert: Colin Tourick, industry expert, Colin Tourick Associates

Sole trader wants to know how to write down her business car in her yearly accounts
What's the maximum business car write down value for the self-employed?

How to claim business car capital allowances as a sole trader

Expert: Paul Bulloch, managing director, Concept Vehicle Leasing

Self-employed businessman wants to know about tax allowances on a personal contract purchase car agreement
What are the tax allowances on a PCP?

A sole trader wants to know what he can set against his business

Expert: Iain Carmichael, head of fleet sales, Audi

Car windscreen repair rules
What is the legislation on windscreen repair?

The rules on when you need to replace a windscreen

Expert: Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager

Business owner wants to know the difference between hire purchase and lease purchase
HP and lease purchase: what's the difference?

Business owner wants to know which is best for her

Expert: Mike Lloyd, managing director, Central Contracts

Tyre in snow
What are cold weather tyres?

And do they give me more grip in winter?

Expert: Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager

A business owner ponders whether to buy or lease his next car
Should I buy or lease?

Business owner wants to know which is best

Expert: Martin Brown, managing director, Fleet Alliance

Audi A3 2002 model
Transferring a car to business ownership

What's the most tax-efficient way to do this?

Expert: Colin Tourick, industry consultant, Colin Tourick Associates

Used Vauxhall going through BCA auction house
Does the amount of tax change if you have a secondhand company car?

Company car tax and secondhand cars

Expert: Simon Henstock, small business specialist, BCA

Infiniti G37
AMAPs and tax liability

AMAP payments for non-business journeys

Expert: Colin Tourick, an industry consultant, Colin Tourick Associates

Car mechanic working on a Vauxhall
Is it worth taking maintenance with contract hire?

We are a small business moving to contract hire

Expert: Jeff Peyton-Bruhl, national fleet manager, Hyundai

Toyota Aygo
Buying a tax-efficient second car

And the tax treatment of livery on a company car

Expert: Martin Brown, managing director, Fleet Alliance

Ralph Morton at wheel of an Audi A6
Do I pay tax on AMAPs?

Using Authorised Mileage Allowance Payments

Expert: Ralph Morton, editor, Business Car Manager





Ralph Morton, Business Writer of the Year 2009
Guild of Motoring Writers Awards

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