Of course it may not be appropriate to to ask her Bobby, but it might be quite significant to her calculation to know if she's a higher rate taxpayer or not.
If she pays tax at the lower rate then BIK on a car of that type wouldn't be too onerous, whereas if she pays tax at the higher rate it doubles.
If she's in the lower category, with four years to go, she'd probably be better off sticking with a company car and or even asking for one that incurs a lower cost.
You say that she's set on a Qashqai, and that may not be negotiable, but if she went for a Duster for example, which is about as close in size and usefulness as you you could get to her choice, the BIK would be much lower. Or indeed, if she's set on running her own car, one of those could be bought for less money, or a newer version sourced for the same money.
As Terry points out, if she follows her current plan, the car will be 4 years older than it is now and with 60,000 more miles when she retires. Which could/should be fine, but it might not be.
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