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Previously on "Can I put a scooter (not a moped, a scooter) through my business?"
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Would you need to put lolly sticks in the spokes to make it sound like a real scooter?
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And funny as fook when he falls off.Originally posted by northernladuk View PostIf you get a desk near the front of the building you'll see a bloke that comes passed twice a day on one of these.

Must admit it does look pretty funky. Must be a pain when he gets in to town and has to lift it up and down the kerbs though.
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Yeah but there aren't enough electric scooter riders around to start hating them just yetOriginally posted by GreenMirror View PostWhich is why one should cycle. Getting between pavement and road is easier.....

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Which is why one should cycle. Getting between pavement and road is easier.....Originally posted by northernladuk View PostMust be a pain when he gets in to town and has to lift it up and down the kerbs though.
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If you get a desk near the front of the building you'll see a bloke that comes passed twice a day on one of these.Originally posted by original PM View PostNo i fookin hate fookin hipsters!
(not really it's just Monday morning!)


Must admit it does look pretty funky. Must be a pain when he gets in to town and has to lift it up and down the kerbs though.
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No i fookin hate fookin hipsters!Originally posted by Bomster1 View PostCheer up you miserable git
(not really it's just Monday morning!)
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Why do you have a desire to look like a man child?Originally posted by Bomster1 View PostHi all!
I am currently working on a project overseas, and getting around day to day is a bit of a nightmare! I'm going to buy one of these new electric scooters, and wondered if I can put it through my business? It genuinely would be w+e for business use, as I live in the countryside back home so no use for it there.
Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter - Black

Thanks in advance!
T
Can you not just walk?
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If your name is Scooter you can put anything through your business (even if it's a night at Feltham Angry Jocks Offenders Centre, aka The Thistle Hotel Heathrow), as long as you get a receipt.
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You can claim for it - but there will be a BIK payment for any private use of itOriginally posted by Bomster1 View PostThanks for the response Scruff.
I actually drive over to Europe, so wouldn't be taking it any flights.
It would only be used when on project (getting around site, going out for lunch etc), but not sure if it counts as w+e for business use.
Far better to get yourself an R.V with a scooter on the rear - you can justify it as an alternative to staying in digs on your travels
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Thanks for the response Scruff.Originally posted by Scruff View PostYou can put anything through your business technically, since you control your bank account.
Whether you can claim it as a tax deductible expense depends on whether it is wholly and exclusively for business purposes?
Taking them abroad can also be a problem, since airlines don't like to carry Li-Ion batteries above a certain size.
I'd buy it abroad if I was going to purchase one.
I actually drive over to Europe, so wouldn't be taking it any flights.
It would only be used when on project (getting around site, going out for lunch etc), but not sure if it counts as w+e for business use.
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It's not possible to expense it if using it for travel to or from the Thistle Hotel Heathrow.Originally posted by Bomster1 View PostHi all!
I am currently working on a project overseas, and getting around day to day is a bit of a nightmare! I'm going to buy one of these new electric scooters, and wondered if I can put it through my business? It genuinely would be w+e for business use, as I live in the countryside back home so no use for it there.
Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter - Black

Thanks in advance!
T
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