3 day car hire confusion

[confusedman]

hi all I have had mixed response's on this from friends wondered if I could have some input.

my personal car is in the garage from Friday. can I hire a hire car for 3 day's to get to and from home and contract. would be no personal journeys jus whilst it is in for repair ?

[eek]

hi all I have had mixed response's on this from friends wondered if I could have some input.

my personal car is in the garage from Friday. can I hire a hire car for 3 day's to get to and from home and contract. would be no personal journeys jus whilst it is in for repair ?

The problem is that its in on a weekend which implies personal use. Were it in on Monday / Tuesday say I would just stop claiming mileage and expense the lot, being over a weekend I wouldn't take the risk due to the implied usage...

For reference when I was permie years ago car hire was always Monday to Friday.... The car company would never ask for it to be returned over the weekend but we were never allowed to hire it over (even part) of a weekend...

[northernladuk]

The car is available for personal use by being on the drive so I'd say no.

[vwdan]

The problem is that its in on a weekend which implies personal use. Were it in on Monday / Tuesday say I would just stop claiming mileage and expense the lot, being over a weekend I wouldn't take the risk due to the implied usage...

For reference when I was permie years ago car hire was always Monday to Friday.... The car company would never ask for it to be returned over the weekend but we were never allowed to hire it over (even part) of a weekend...

This is my take - I had a similar issue and had to take a hire car away for a week. It's hardly an iron clad perspective, but my very anal corporate job used to let us hire cars for this kind of use (We weren't allowed to use personal cars for business use).

Can you hire it Monday morning, perhaps?

[VectraMan]

hi all I have had mixed response's on this from friends wondered if I could have some input.

my personal car is in the garage from Friday. can I hire a hire car for 3 day's to get to and from home and contract. would be no personal journeys jus whilst it is in for repair ?

Why wouldn't you be able to?

If you're asking can your company pay for it, then probably not. But that would be dumb anyway. Just hire the car personally and pay yourself the usual mileage rate (assuming that you can).

[SueEllen]

Nope because you are hiring it over the weekend.

Yes if you hire it Monday AM to Friday PM and it is not available for personal use.

[northernladuk]

We are assuming here you are outside IR35, not using a brolly and haven't exceed 24 months at your location. It would be a commute otherwise no?

[Scruff]

I have hired a vehicle on a Saturday to collect a Company asset which I purchased. No personal use. Your Company can pay for anything you want. What can be tax deductible and free of BIK is another kettle of fish...

[northernladuk]

I have hired a vehicle on a Saturday to collect a Company asset which I purchased. No personal use. Your Company can pay for anything you want. What can be tax deductible and free of BIK is another kettle of fish...

That makes sense. In this case however the guys personal car is out of action so he wants a car to replace it. Thinking about it that to me would be a personal hire regardless of what he uses it for. It's going to be tough to argue a replacement for your personal car is wholly and exclusively for business even if it has some business use.

[Lance]

That makes sense. In this case however the guys personal car is out of action so he wants a car to replace it. Thinking about it that to me would be a personal hire regardless of what he uses it for. It's going to be tough to argue a replacement for your personal car is wholly and exclusively for business even if it has some business use.

Presumably the BIK would be 1/52 of what it would normally be though? Or do company car rules not apply to short term rental?