A history of AMAP

I’ve been working in tax since October 1984. And virtually from the get-go there’s been questions about business fuel reimbursement Back in 1984 there was no AMAP. There was something called the Fixed PROFIT Car Scheme (FPCS). I’ve capitalised the word PROFIT because...
Cars Registered in May

Cars Registered in May

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) registration data for May is now out and reflects the trends we’ve seen over the last three years. The usual graph is below, showing the split between fuel types month on month for the last 13. Would it be...

DVLA Figures are out

The DVLA has issued its annual update on the total number of vehicles licensed on UK roads in 2021. This confirms the trend we’ve seen over previous years; we have more vehicles and they are getting older. In 2021 the total number of vehicles rose to 40.3m, of which...
EV absolutism

EV absolutism

You could argue the UK’s policy towards private cars amounts to “EV absolutism”. If you can’t afford an EV, with its green number plate stripe, then it doesn’t seem to matter whether you have a 20 year old diesel or a brand new euro6 petrol hybrid. As always things...

Harvey Perkins Article on Electric Company Cars

HRUX’s co-founder Harvey Perkins has written an article on why employers should be looking at electric company cars right now, and just how confusing is the UK tax system. If you think basic rate means 20%, take a read of the article and why a 2% tax charge on...