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Case demonstrates the need for clarity over employment law, say tax advisers.

The Chancellor is thought to be considering a 1 pence per litre (ppl) hike in diesel duty, while cutting petrol duty by the same amount, in tomorrow’s budget.

Uber has lost an appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that its drivers should be treated as workers rather than self-employed.

Support to end tax exemption for diesel fuels used in smaller second engines of commercial vehicles, according to Dearman.

HMRC has rejected suggestions that it is unfairly penalising undercover police for company car tax.

Company car drivers have been warned that they could be subjected to demands for back tax from HMRC following this year’s introduction of complex Optional Remuneration Arrangements (OpRA) rules.

Tribunal reclassification should mean extra NI for company and BIK for drivers.

BVRLA is urging the Chancellor to consider the adverse implications of placing a further tax burden upon the company car market.

Drivers may be paying too little BIK tax and avoiding congestion charges as a result.

Fleet operators call for clarity on the future basis of vehicle taxation beyond the current system of CO2 emissions derived from the combined mpg figure.

Companies that use self-employed drivers have welcome new employment legislation, but unions say they don’t go far enough to “fix a broken system”.

The number of employees paying company car tax has reached a five-year high, boosting Treasury coffers by millions of pounds, newly-released data shows.

The medium-term rental specialist says that the new regime creates too many anomalies when it came to low emissions.

Fleets that use self-employed drivers may have to start paying new employment benefits following a Government review.

ACFO focuses on ‘The State of the Nation’ at its autumn seminar, with fleet management changing at an unprecedented pace.

GMB, the union for private hire drivers, has launched a fresh legal challenge against Addison Lee seeking confirmation of members’ worker status.

Activa Contracts has updated its ‘tax guide for fleets’ app to include tax calculator.

The UK has a hung parliament, with the Conservatives winning the most seats, after the general election produced no overall winner.

FTA experts have drawn up a briefing paper to advise commercial fleets on the main proposals of the European Commission’s ‘Mobility Package’.

Kelso business suspended from using commercial vehicles after its director made false representations about the mandatory position of transport manager.

Eyelevel Books have just published the seventh edition of Colin Tourick's annual tax book for fleet managers.

A proposal to abolish tax allowances on travel and subsistence expenses could be revived by the Government’s current consultation into expenses tax reliefs.

By 2030, one in three new cars registered in Europe could be an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle, forcing governments to re-evaluate tax systems to avoid losing revenue.

Speeding fines for the most serious cases in England and Wales will rise by up to 50% from today (Monday, April 24) after new sentencing guidelines took effect.

Tax experts have warned that Approved Mileage Allowance Payments for grey fleet drivers could come under scrutiny by the Government.

The Government must provide a clear vision of the future for diesel instead of sending confusing messages to the industry with contradictory policies, senior fleet managers have warned.

The possibility of the company car being labelled ‘outmoded’ and only being provided to essential users was put forward by one fleet decision maker at the March 2017 Fleet200 breakfast meeting.

Government will use public sector fleets as test bed to determine way forward.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued an apology after fleets were given the wrong advisory fuel rate (AFR) following a quarterly update.

The Government must broaden its focus so work on connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) cuts across all sectors and does not focus so heavily on road vehicles.

Operators are being warned their licences could be revoked if the mandatory requirements are not met when the time expires.

The MoD has been issued with a Crown Censure by the HSE after an agency driver, working for the MoD, was fatally injured by a reversing vehicle.

The British Vehicle Leasing and Rental Association (BVRLA) has called on the Government to defer or stagger the VED increases planned for April.

Fleets are increasingly seeking external advice to work through the implications of new tax regulations that will take effect from April this year, reports Arval.

The FTA is calling on the chancellor to cut fuel duty in the Budget so UK businesses can continue to trade cost effectively in a new, post-Brexit environment.

Individuals responsible for car clocking offences amounting to more than seven million miles have been successfully prosecuted.

Self-employed drivers at a number of delivery fleets in the UK are considering legal action against the companies they work for following a landmark ruling.

The new Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) regime will hit the car rental industry with a 400% tax rise, says the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association.

Three- and four-figure rises in cost for many cars as new levies kick in from April, bringing list prices as well as CO2 emissions into the equation.

Some decide to abandon schemes, some wait for fuller clarification, others are now signing up