Quote from: Rob.Hall on September 15, 2025, 08:52:35 am

If you buy a second hand van for business use, how do you claim tax back on the tax return.
Do you claim aia, or can you claim a percentage back of the purchase value.
A bit confusing but I hope someone will understand 😕

If your van is just used for work I'd put the whole cost of the van through as a business expense for that tax year...

It doesn't get any simpler than that.

What you need is to speak to an accountant about is how you show depreciation year on year. If your annual expenses are £3000 and your van costs £6000 then  you could well lose out claiming that against aia.

I have one I need to use ladder to get over the gate. Takes a tad longer but I clean the neighbours each side so I don't want to give it up. It took me along time to understand I can make more money from tenner cleans rather than big moneypit homes where the risk is far greater.

This might be a bit late.  There two ways to check if your messages have been sent.  Both involve logging into text local. One is through automated email reporting which needs to be selected in menu in text local - then every morning you will have email which is sent around midnight. Alternatively if you log in text local and then reports and api messages this will display all messages sent from your account to each number . This will also show you history . Hopefully this helps

Cancellations used to hurt me because I was always thinking I did something wrong. Not anymore because window cleaning seems to be trending up the way. The more customers one has then the more chance you will get more without advertising because they see the van when out cleaning.
I lost 3 in a nearly new estate and think it was to do with their group chat. All it takes is someone saying something negative about wfp method of cleaning and they all jump aboard. One was a hard clean with gate locked so I was happy with that and will never go back if asked. So, sometimes it can work in our favour.

I need to do something about my setup. At the moment I put my van on fill and just set a timer on my phone and go and check it. I have an overflow pipe fitted in case I miss it ( which is often ) so I end up wasting a fair amount of water.
How do people set up float valves etc if the RO system is separate from the tank?
I basically pull my van onto the drive and run a hose from a shed where the ro system is to the van.
I have had a look at float and solenoid set ups from pure freedom etc but honestly they look super complicated and I just can't bothered peeing around with it.
What I would prefer is some kind of alert system that I can fit to the tank lid that will will send me a notification when the tank is full but can't find anything. Anyone know of anything like this?