Comparing Approved Mileage Allowance Payments for using your own car for business versus taking a company car in 2026/27 — worked figures, tax treatment, and when each option wins.
A PCP car finance deal keeps monthly payments low by deferring a large final 'balloon' payment. Here's exactly how that final payment is calculated, and what your three real options are when it falls due.
How company car and fuel benefit-in-kind tax works in 2026/27, who pays it, how to estimate your bill, and when an electric or salary-sacrifice car wins.
From April 2025 EVs are no longer VED-exempt. A GBP 10 first-year rate applies, rising to standard annual rate. Petrol/diesel VED by CO2 band. Expensive car supplement GBP 570/year for GBP 40k+ vehicles.
EV company cars attract only 4% BIK in 2026/27, making them far cheaper than petrol equivalents. This guide covers BIK, salary sacrifice, and the roadmap to 9% by 2029/30.
Everything parents need to know about free childcare hours in 2026/27 -- 15 hours for all 3-4 year olds, 30 hours for working parents, the GBP100k income limit, and the rollout to younger children.
Many UK families run two cars out of habit. Once you add up insurance, VED, MOT, servicing and depreciation, a second car can cost well over 2,000 GBP a year before a wheel turns. Here is how to decide if it earns its keep.
London's ULEZ costs £12.50/day; Birmingham, Bristol, Sheffield and other UK Clean Air Zones charge £8-£10/day for non-compliant vehicles. Here's exactly which cars are exempt
Comparing an electric car with a petrol one on fuel alone misses most of the picture. Purchase price, depreciation, road tax, insurance, servicing and charging all matter. Here is a full total cost of ownership comparison for UK drivers in 2026.
The benefit-in-kind tax on an electric company car is just 4% in 2026/27, against much higher CO2-based rates for petrol cars. Combined with salary sacrifice, this makes an EV company car one of the most tax-efficient perks available. Here is how the saving works.
The cost of running a car goes far beyond fuel. Insurance, road tax, servicing, MOT, depreciation and finance all add up. Here is a full breakdown of what it really costs to keep a car on the road in the UK in 2026, with a method to work out your own figure.
Vehicle Excise Duty changed significantly in April 2025, ending the exemption for electric cars and reshaping the rates for everyone. Here is what UK drivers pay in 2026, including the standard rate, first-year rates and the expensive car supplement.
