Company car or allowance?

[Ev0]

Right I'm probably going for a new job soon and I've been told you either get a new A4 or £500 car allowance.

At first I thought wow £500 as I don't spend that now, but thinking about it the company car route seems ok, brand new nice-ish car, everything paid for etc.

What do people here do?

My guess is it'd be a 2.0TDi or something, which I think can be had contract hire for say £350 inc vat, leaving £150 on top to pay for everything else. Being a new car apart from servicing there shouldn't be too much to spend on it, apart from insurance and tax.

What do others get as an allowance, only if they want to say of course

 

[Ev0]

Allowance, buy something really lovely, add some of your own cash to the allowance

That was my initial thinking, whilst the job has a pay increase it's only pretty small, 12% (but prospects sound better) I'm not sure I'd do that just yet, could be a good opportunity to save some much needed cash and get a new car at the same time.

Haven't even got the job yet but when someone mentions free cars it gets my head ticking...

 

[Ev0]

Yeah guessing it'll have to be 4 door or something, just hope things go furtehr as it all sounds pretty good Maybe I can get a decent job for a change

 

[Ev0]

TBH R19 16V Charmade! Pocket the difference!!!

Been there, done that, got the pictures of it being written off Although wasn't the better handling but gayer looking chamade, just a stunning 3 door hatch

Couldn't have another, it just wouldn't be the same

 

[Ev0]

Would be boring IT stuff, think the job title was systems engineer or something along those lines.

 

[Ev0]

I'm pretty sure the tax limit thing for paying the higher rate is 31,500? If so then the basic salary + £500 a month allowance comes in at just under this