Frank Erskine wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:33:54 +0100, John Rumm
wrote:

Andy Hall wrote:

Could it be that there is a more serious issue here? i.e. insuring the
van for personal use only, yet using it in connection with the business?
Its a grey area... driving to and from your place of work is not
considered "business mileage" by most insurers.

If it's a 'fixed' place of work, such as an office, 'home to office'
is usually considered to be private, but this guy is presumably going
to different places for different jobs, so his travel would definitely
be classed as business mileage, especially if carrying tools and
materials about.

Again, not always clear cut. I know someone who is a professional
painter. He is employed full time by a firm, who do large painting
contracts. Its not uncommon for him to be commuting to the same site for
over a year painting out large apartment blocks as they are built and
finished.

--
Cheers,

John.

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