I know this is a small problem in the grand scheme of things but would be grateful for views from a neutral standpoint.
DB has a company car with a fuel card. Pays a hefty amount of tax for the privilege, and personal mileage is included in permitted use for both the car and fuel. I'm named on the insurance and provide my driving licence documents to his work every 3 months.
DB barely uses the car, he gets the train to work each day, which his employer pays for.
I have been looking at a job which is a 100 miles round trip from home. Pricing it up, trains will cost me £400 per month.
I suggested to DB that I use his company car for commuting each day, and he carries on getting the train as he has been doing for years. By doing this, we save £400 per month which would be a really helpful amount of money of course.
He has totally lost his rag at this suggestion. Apparently I'd be taking the mickey out of his company (it's a big PLC company, not a small family owned firm, if that makes a difference) by doing this. I do see his point, but my stance is that he is paying £4K a year in tax for private fuel usage, why shouldn't we make the most of that?!
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whereiscaroline · 17/01/2017 18:07
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