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Budget 2016: Salary sacrifice car schemes to be reviewed

Wed, 16 Mar 2016

The Government has committed to review salary sacrifice schemes in view of increased take-up in recent years, and car schemes would not be protected.

Budget 2016: Number of higher rate taxpayers to fall

Wed, 16 Mar 2016

The threshold for paying income tax at a higher rate will increase from £43,000 to £45,000 in 2017, with a plan for it to reach £50,000 by the end of the Parliament in 2020.

Budget 2016: Businesses encouraged to lease lower CO2 cars

Wed, 16 Mar 2016

Businesses that lease vehicles are being encouraged to choose ever more fuel-efficient vehicles as lower thresholds for capital allowances are being introduced.

Spending review: diesel company car tax supplement to stay

Wed, 25 Nov 2015

Company car drivers in diesel cars will not see a drop in their tax payments in 2016, as chancellor George Osborne announced the 3 per cent supplement in BIK tax will stay until 2021.

Company car tax: 10 best diesel hot hatches for BIK

Tue, 06 Oct 2015

A diesel hot hatch can offer the best of all worlds: space for all the family, and their luggage, strong performance, and great fuel economy as well as low BIK tax payments.

Company Car Tax: 10 better British company cars for James Bond

Tue, 06 Oct 2015

A British civil servant getting a bespoke Aston Martin as a company car funded by taxpayers? Yeah, right. James Bond might be driving the one-off Aston Martin DB10 in the new movie Spectre, but we list 10 British-built cars that would do the job just as well. Maybe.

Revised 3-Series challenges new Jaguar XE on CO2

Mon, 11 May 2015

BMW will offer a sub-100g/km variant in the revised 3-Series range, as well as a new three-cylinder petrol engine, boosting its appeal with company car drivers.

Top 10: Company diesel cars with the lowest BIK rate

Tue, 10 Feb 2015

If you've been offered a company car and you want to keep costs low then you'll need something with a low BIK rate and a low P11D value - these diesel models fit the bill.

Drivers warned over AdBlue refills

Sat, 10 Jan 2015

Company car and van drivers could end up stranded if they fail to act on a warning light to top up on diesel exhaust fluid, according to a fleet management company.