And yes I can absolutely say that the mileage rate paid by the co. is not taxed…

There is very little that is correct in the above…, in fact easier just to discount it.

As for a company car, since they are taxed on RRP+co2 choose on this.

So – should I be using the values from what car and similar as the total amount that is deducted “in addition” to my normal tax?

i have an octavia vrs and it works out at about 70 a month tax for personal use, it costs 22k

This car for me would be £153 per month [figures taken from the back of what car] as i’m a 40% tax payer!

On balance if I take the £6k pa, take of the 40% ish I’m left with £3,600 in my pocket. Add this to the difference in the mileage allowance taken as a rebate at the end of the year c£1,800 for 25k miles and then add £1,800 from the vRS above I’m left with £7,200 to run my car start to finish.

Is the advantage of not having to worry about maintenance repairs etc really worth it? Honest question…

as above there are better shops in the area…

thanks guys – after a rubbish week this has cheered me up no end…

It’s all about eddie j’s get up for me this morning!

thanks all – looks like mgp is the one to go for…

thanks br.

he’s 6 years old!!!

thanks for setting me straight b r…

As above re NI but you may be entitled to a rebate at the end of the year depending on what rate your firm pay for mileage. IR will rebate over paid tax if you are paid less than their current rate which I think is 40p up to 20k and 25p over 20k…

valet: you must have shot a lot of tigers
croker: yes – i used a machine gun…

thanks chaps – will do some more factfinding next week but this looks like it will fly. Stoner – what do the sheffields cost and how secure are they?

It would be easier to get to Paddington and hire a Boris Bike.

living quite close I normally drive in but the wharf is a bit too far and time consuming to do regularly – what’s the score with bbikes? do you just turn up and insert a card, money etc and what do they cost?

like this one?

kinesis decade– what are they like for size when built up at 18″?

Is my budget unrealistic or do frames like this not exist…

any one?

rustler – Member

Size?

i’m 5’10” with 32″ leg. my epic is a large as i prefered the extra top tube length…

bones or moonrise…

lovely – where did the industry nine hubs come from? are jra still building with them?

there was a thread on here a while ago that i searched for but couldn’t find it!

shaftl – Member

what’s with the link to a garmin?

salsa = ace

thanks all.

tape isn’t an option due to the top tube being made of “plastic” ans there are no windows to remove but grip shifters sound like a way forward.

any recomendations on v wide flat bars?

i use a piece of shortened broom handle it works fine for me…but sweeping the drive gives me blisters now!

thanks chaps i’m leaning toward the HH top but am going to try to find one in black – mrs mattp says “black make you look slimmer”…

thanks clubber

gazebo

try searcing for gazebo from diy type stores i bought a less than £20 one and have had it for years

Used wiggle recently nothing’s gone wrong.

i bought some stuff last week and no issues. i did however recieve an email to my account asking for me to reset my natwest password which i thought a bit wierd ‘specially considering i don’t have a natwest account!

i knew this would open a can of “why would you?”. as said above it’s no use as a lube is v v v bad for rubber seals but is good as a mud repellant. i only use it a couple of times a month for a quick wipe over after washing and it’s cheaper than mrs mattp’s mr sheen

Indeed ..there is a website dedciated to failed CF iirc

never trust a website that spells fibre “fiber” ffs – it’s all photoshop!

havana club “7” with ice

anyone on the evening crew want to chip in?

thanks neilsonwheels – wanted to stick with SRAM shifters otherwise they wouldn’t match and i’d rather spend money on better kit rather than replacing for the sake of matching up

not really a component but all the same – tubeless. after all the faff and mess of doing it for the first time you get a great sense of satisfaction when it actually works but then you can’t see it!

flip – Member

Why does your saddle shadow look as if it’s backwards?

solar flare?

can someone help me with posting a picture please…

i don’t know but you could try just ridng along jra[/url]….

i have a similar problem in the leg department but found that pearl izumi tri shorts & bibs to be shorter than the average. it might be worth trying these or similar

they are a bit marginal for the english “summer” lol

hugh jardon – Member

I didn’t think you could get furious fred in 29er?

our lbs had a yeti big top 29er in last year with ffrs fitted