Advertising on Cars / Vans / bicycles

[threaded]

In the UK can I claim money against the companies tax bill for advertising on company cars, vans, bicycles etc. etc.? i.e. the idea is putting the website name on them.

Essentially if I pay some company to put it on a bus then I have to pay that and it is a business expense, but what happens if the company owns the vehicle?

[Generalist]

I would think you can only claim the cost of the signwriting on the company's own vehicles, as this is the only real cost. Gives rise to a wider question - whether a signwritten company car attracts a lower benefit in kind tax charge. I've also been thinking about buying/leasing a pickup through the company, but tax implications aside I'd need to convince my wife that it would be "socially acceptable".

[Captain Jack]

You can claim the cost against tax of having the sign produced, whether that be the cost of having it physically written on the side of the vehicle or a magnetic "stick on" sign manufactured, or whatever. You can't charge an "ongoing cost" for advertising on your own vehicles if that's what you mean.