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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1180.0. "Query on car supplement." by COMICS::SHELLEYR (Can hearses under-take ?) Thu Aug 02 1990 20:57

Hi,

I don't know if this is discussed elsewhere in another note, but can anyone
clarify the company policy on company car allowance please.

For example in February I noticed the allowance went up to 3421 for supplement
holders. Now I see its gone up by 160 pounds to 3588.

i.e. currently in VTX - FORD ESCORT RS TURBO   4416/995    (3421)
			FORD ESCORT RS TURBO   4342/754    (3588)

Does this mean that the company reviews the allowance every 6 months in
February and August ? Or does it just review it every now and then to keep up
with the constantly increasing leasing costs ?

It seems that if you time it right and submit a quote just as the allowance
goes up, you can get a very good deal.

Look forward to your comments.

Roy

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1180.1	about as often as they review the mileage allowance	OVAL::ALFORDJ	Ice a speciality	`Fri Aug 03 1990 12:00`	4
	They review it once in a blue moon ! ;-)
1180.2	fairly regularly	HAMPS::JORDAN	Chris Jordan, London Technology Group, UK	`Fri Aug 03 1990 13:29`	13
1180.3	They do frequently revise them	UKCSSE::RDAVIES	Live long and prosper	`Fri Aug 03 1990 13:42`	22
1180.4	Contact car fleet	COMICS::SHELLEYR	Can hearses under-take ?	`Fri Aug 03 1990 14:47`	12
	Richard, Re: .3 A collegue here was in a similar situation in February. He put a quote in for a Golf GTI and between ordering the car and when it was delivered the allowance went up. As the car had not been delivered yet he contacted car fleet and personnel to arrange to get the ajustment made to the amount he had to pay as the difference was about 100 pounds. I don't know if this adjustment would have been made automatically, but its certainly worth chasing up ! Thanks for your comments. Roy
1180.5	some things do work	PEKING::SIMMONSH		`Tue Aug 14 1990 20:49`	17
	The car allowance DOES get reviewed every 3 months to take into account any manufacturers price increases/interest rates, etc. Obviously if there has been nothing happening in the market place then the allowance remains the same. The Level 8 and above supplement is a completely separate issue and is I believe reviewed annually. Any new cars delivered on or after the effective date of 1st August will be subject to the new allowance and each driver price will be AUTOMATICALLY adjusted to reflect the new rate. Hilary Car Fleet
1180.6	Do I get a refund!	HAMPS::JORDAN	Chris Jordan, London Technology Group, UK	`Tue Aug 14 1990 21:31`	11
1180.7	increase in december?	HAMPS::MADELEY_T		`Wed Aug 15 1990 15:51`	6
	Anyone know if there was an increase in the car allowance around December last year - if so by how much? Cheers, Spike.
1180.8	Just 2 quotes ?	COMICS::SHELLEYR	Can hearses under-take ?	`Thu Aug 16 1990 22:19`	9
	Another thing I'd like clarification on is the number of quotes you are allowed before ordering a car on the scheme. I understand that you can have 2 quotes. Does this mean 2 quotes period, or once the quotes have expired and you still haven't ordered you can submit further quotes ? Thanks, Roy
1180.9	Please look FIRST....	VOGON::MORGAN	The King of Wishful Thinking	`Fri Aug 17 1990 01:48`	9
	All you ever wanted to know about the Digital lease scheme can be found by reading the following notes 170, 331, 510,694, 802 and 1009. I've write locked tihs note Rich