Car Insurance / AA Membership and an expense?

[CloudWalker]

I imagine a lot of the folks here travel around in their Audi's or Merc's but I was wondering what type of Insurance do you have. And If I use my personal car for travel to work (a temporary location) can I claim AA membership also as an expense?
Also do you need to add business insurance to travel to a temporary location? Or is it only for off site visits (e.g) moving Hardware from site to site.
Currently I have my and my wife's car one a multi car policy with social domestic and pleasure.

[Clare@InTouch]

I'd say no to claiming the AA membership unless it's a company car. You don't need to be a member of the AA to do your job, and you also benefit from it personally. If you did claim it there would be a benefit in kind accordingly.

[CloudWalker]

Humm that's what I thought, but they says its allowable on their site?

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/factsheets/ex...allowances.pdf

Allowable
expenses
Car and van insurance,
repairs, servicing, fuel,
parking, hire charges,
vehicle licence fees,
AA/RAC membership;
train, bus, air and taxi
fares; hotel room costs
and meals on overnight
business trips.

[TheFaQQer]

Humm that's what I thought, but they says its allowable on their site?

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/factsheets/ex...allowances.pdf

Allowable
expenses
Car and van insurance, repairs, servicing, fuel, parking, hire charges, vehicle licence fees, AA/RAC membership; train, bus, air and taxi fares; hotel room costs and meals on overnight business trips.

You aren't self-employed, so that document is irrelevant. The 45p a mile that you claim is meant to cover this.

[Clare@InTouch]

WTFS

If you're self employed there's no BIK, so not applicable.

[northernladuk]

If you had tried searching first you would have found a thread in which Boo rather belligerently tried to argue you could claim and failed rather badly...

http://forums.contractoruk.com/accou...insurance.html

[CloudWalker]

[pappel]

I imagine a lot of the folks here travel around in their Audi's or Merc's but I was wondering what type of Insurance do you have. And If I use my personal car for travel to work (a temporary location) can I claim AA membership also as an expense?
Also do you need to add business insurance to travel to a temporary location? Or is it only for off site visits (e.g) moving Hardware from site to site.
Currently I have my and my wife's car one a multi car policy with social domestic and pleasure.

it depends on whether you are a sole trader or not
What is your relation to the company?
How long is temporary? is it over 2 years or less?