Private fuel, call to action.

If you, or any of your employees, have the benefit of private fuel in a company car you have a couple of months to save yourself what could easily be thousands of pounds. The tax charge on private fuel is fixed, based on the car’s CO2 and potentially engine type. As...

Hyundai to replace 82,000 batteries in EV recall

This is big news isn’t it? Is it a complete replacement of 82,000 batteries or can they be repaired and reused? In 2019 the UK registered 38k BEVs in total, in 2020 is was 108k. So 82k replacement batteries is a huge number, and presumably a massive logistical...

Let’s be careful out there

Driving is harder than I remembered. In fact, I confidently predict a rise in accidents as people who’ve been stuck at home return to the roads post lock-down. The actual driving of the car is ok. Like riding a bike, you might say. It’s those other three banes of...
Plans for parking key to cutting emissions?

Plans for parking key to cutting emissions?

If we really want to get people out of cars and into public transport we need to think about where they park those cars. There seems to be a view held by Government, and in particular in Local Government, that ALL car use is bad and should be made as difficult as...
P11Ds for 2020/21, DO panic

P11Ds for 2020/21, DO panic

“Company Car Tax in the UK in 2020/21” is an unlikely title for a Douglas Adams novel, but his humour helps make sense of the ridiculous situation we find ourselves in. Do you remember the answer to the Meaning of Life? 42. The problem was nobody knew what the...

The market for replacement EV batteries?

Can I ask a question please? I’d really like the an electric car. But would I get one? They tend to be expensive and many boast realistic ranges of just 200 to 300 miles, or even less. So would you spend a load of money on it only to find that the same performance is...