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Save tax – run a double cab as a company car

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Choosing a double cab pick up as a company car has practical advantages on the lifestyle front.

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22 September 2015

IF you’ve ever fancied one of those great looking double cab pick ups but thought they were the preserve of builders and property developers, then have another think.

Because you could run a double cab pick up as a company car and pay a pittance in company car tax.

Huh? Really?

Tell me more.

OK, this is how it works. It’s a bit of a loophole really, but it’s down to how HMRC classifies double cab pick ups:  essentially as a commercial vehicle.

Of course, double cabs can be workhorses as any farmer will no doubt tell you; but they can also be luxuriously decked out too in high specification mode, including leather seats.

So if you want to save on company car tax, then a double cab pick up could be one answer.

So how does double cab company car tax work then?

For the purposes of benefit in kind company car tax, a double cab pick up is classified as a van so long as it is:

  • No more than 3500kg
  • Has a payload of more than 1000kg (without hard top)

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