Why is my lease car being delayed by WLTP? How long are lead times? How I do I resolve a delay on my lease car? The car leasing process is not always a straightforward and easy one. Vehicle production, testing and delivery is not always the quickest and customers need to take the time to […]
Company Car Tax 2018/2019; The FAQs
Company Car Tax… A quick explanation for 2018/2019 A Company Car is taxed as it is effectively additional income. It is taxed as Benefit-in-Kind (BIK) and falls outside standard National Insurance criteria. Its calculation is made up of annual earnings and thus your marginal tax rate, cost of the car (it’s P11D) value and also […]
Company Car Allowance; BiK, WLTP & C02 Considerations
Like many enterprises, the question of leasing through the company or a car allowance, is one which is being raised more often. Much of this has come about because HMRC have continued to increase the Benefit in Kind (BiK) bands which apply to company car users. When you are offered a company car, you need […]
Business Lease or Personal Lease vs. VAT & Tax
January is a popular time of year for completing a tax returns and VAT. If you run a business and want to lease a new car, which is the best option for you; A Business or Personal lease? One of the questions we do get asked quite frequently, is whether or not you should utilise […]
Help & Advice; Company Car Leasing Facts
When you have a company car, this is subject to Benefit In Kind (BiK), which means that you pay income tax based on the vehicle you are operating. The amount of tax you will pay is based on: · The P11d value of the vehicle; and · The CO2 which is set out as grams […]
In Review; Vauxhall Astra Diesel SRI
Very pleased to show-off another happy customer’s car – the Vauxhall Astra Diesel Hatchback 1.6 CDTi 16V ecoFLEX (110ps) Sri Nav 5 Door Manual. The customer, locally based in Leigh (Greater Manchester) was previously running a company car through their employer. When you have a company car, this is subject to Benefit In Kind (BiK), […]
In Review; Mercedes E220d AMG Line
Our Manchester team at CarLease UK have been enjoying a test-drive on the ever-popular executive saloon which is the Mercedes-Benz E CLASS DIESEL SALOON E220d AMG Line 4dr 9G-Tronic. This segment of the car market is incredibly popular, as the Jaguar XF, BMW 5 series and Audi A6 are continuing to push one another as […]
In Review; Mercedes C Class C220d Sport
Thanks to our short-term hire partner Enterprise (Leigh nr Manchester) for allowing us to photograph this luxury saloon – the Mercedes-Benz C CLASS DIESEL SALOON C220d Sport 4dr 9G-Tronic based on the following configuration: · Metallic – Iridium silver · Artico leather – Black · Gloss black/aluminium interior trim · 17″ 5 twin spoke design […]
Hybrid & Electric Car Leasing; The Facts
Is electric car leasing realistic yet? As a company car driver the thought of being penalised for daring to drive a car as part of your job is now commonplace, as such its natural to look for ways in which you can drive smarter to save money… There are choices of course, such as driving […]
In Review; Audi A6 BiTDI Quattro (Black Edition)
Our fantastic business leasing customer, a leading automotive specialist in Manchester, took the time to photograph their new 17’ plate vehicle – say hello to the beautiful Audi A6 Saloon 3.0 BiTDI 320 Quattro Black Edition 4D Auto (Browse Deals…) The customer elected or the following configuration on the vehicle: · Moonlight Blue Metallic Paint […]
In Review; BMW’s New 530d M Sport
More photos of the fabulous, and new, BMW 5 Series Diesel Saloon 530d M Sport 4dr Auto (check the deals) from our recent day-out with BMW. We are hoping to get a car on site at CarLease UK in April/May, so if there are any Manchester car leasing customers looking at the BMW, let us […]
In Review; Jaguar F Pace S (3.0 Diesel V6)
It’s not often we get car envy here at CarLease UK. However, this beauty, the Jaguar F-PACE DIESEL ESTATE 3.0d V6 S 5dr Auto AWD, (browse deals) definitely brought out the green-eyed monster. While we supplied a number of the F-Pace during 2016, we have predominantly been delivering the 2.0d (180ps) model which you can […]