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Tax buster Skoda Octavia prices: get a 1.6 TDI and pay £45 a month in company car tax

Prices are out for the new Skoda Octavia. Excellent value with the 1.6TDI attracting a measly £45 a month in company car tax and managing over 74mpg.
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New Skoda Octavia: impressive new company car for SME small fleet managers

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21 January 2013

New Skoda Octavia
New Skoda Octavia: prices from £15.990 for the 1.2 litre petrol version

SKODA has announced prices and specifications for its all-new Octavia ahead of the first customer deliveries in March.

Built on the versatile VW Group MQB chassis, the revised Octavia is based on the same platform as the all-new Audi A3, class-leading Mk7 VW Golf and upcoming SEAT Leon.

Pick of the range for company car drivers will be the economical 1.6 TDI, which packs 105PS, standard start-stop and a slick five-speed manual transmission. This makes the Octavia good for 74.3mpg, while emitting just 99g/km of CO2 – giving it a company car tax band of 14% for the 2013/14 tax year.

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Company car favourite: Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI

  • From £18,040
  • 105PS 5-speed manual
  • Company car tax – £537 a year for a 20% tax payer
  • 74.3mpg

The result of such a frugal powerplant means a benefit in kind tax of just £2,686. Company car drivers taxed at 20% will pay £537 per year (for 40% taxpayers that’s £1,074) making the Octavia 1.6 TDI one of the best value company cars on the market.

Along with the clean 1.6 TDI, there is also the option of a 1.2 or 1.4-litre TSI turbo petrol or a powerful 2.0-litre TDI diesel. Skoda also announced a company car-friendly Greenline model will join the line-up towards the end of the year, with 89g/km emissions and claimed 83mpg economy.

Prices start at £15,990 for the petrol 1.2, with the entry-level 1.6 TDI kicking off at £18,040. Three trims – S, SE and Elegance – will be offered, with all cars getting 16-inch alloy wheels, Bluetooth and a DAB radio as standard.

Mid-range SE cars gain electronic stability control, front fog lights, automatic air conditioning and body coloured trim for just £1,200 more.

Flagship Elegance models are arguably the best value, though, adding kit like alcantara and leather trim, sat-nav and cruise control for only £1,850 more than the SE.

With a bigger boot than the current Ford Mondeo, the brand-new Skoda Octavia represents astounding value, giving business users an awful lot of company car for their money. The Octavia is available to order now, with first customer deliveries starting in March.

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Matt Morton

Matt Morton

Matt Morton is an automotive content writer for Business Car Manager

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