This line of reasoning is something that has cost a lot of companies money in Revenue settlements in recent years.If it’s commercial he can sign a declaration with the guards the it is 100% used for work and that’s the end of the BIK. If they have use of it outside of normal work they can pay a reduced BIK. Rather than end up on the wrong side of an audit you can also accept you have private use of a company van and pay BIK at 5% of the original market value which should be way less than the BIK on a saloon. I can’t add the link but revenue has some worked examples on the site. If you google BIK on private use of a company van it pops up.
I’d discussions with Rev on both aspects and came out the other side with no additional bills or settlement required. I think it’s like most of this stuff, if you’re doing it right it’s not an issue. In my case on most of the company vans there is no private mileage. On my own there is some so i “happily” pay the 5% BIK. There is also some crew cabs that seem to meet the “van” requirements but I see that being closed off at some stage.This line of reasoning is something that has cost a lot of companies money in Revenue settlements in recent years.
The definition of a commercial vehicle for motor tax purposes, and what constitutes a "passenger vehicle" versus a "van" for BIK purposes are two different things entirely.
Most crew cabs, up to the last couple of years anyway, fell into the category of passenger vehicles and accordingly they attracted BIK at the same rate as any car.
I'll have a look for a relevant link and post it here shortly.
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