Quote from: zesty on Yesterday at 06:28:53 am

Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm

Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm

Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm

Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?

I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally

I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Yeah, I mean in the ideal world, we’d have the freedom to choose ev, petrol or diesel. All are needed. The obsession with net zero is ludicrous.

No way I’d be getting an electric van if I was in a trade that did loads of miles, diesel is king.

For me, going an average of 20-25 miles a day, the EV van is a no brainer.

Not having to worry about dpf issues and all the other mechanical issues that go with using a diesel for short journeys is exactly what I want.

I’m also quite keen to have a van that defrosts in the morning before I get in the van. As well as preheating the cabin. All little things that just make life easier.

Quote from: Splash and dash on January 13, 2026, 08:18:27 pm

Quote from: zesty on January 13, 2026, 04:44:32 pm

Quote from: Jonny 87 on January 13, 2026, 12:57:22 pm

Check out the price of some Renault traffic E-Techs.

One year old, hardly any miles, and only £15,000 plus vat.

One year old electric van is the way to go if you want a new vehicle with warranty that isn’t going to burst the bank.

Useless van to me, only the e custom is rated to tow over 2 tonne, and I need that for regular cherry picker towing.

Be great for those of you who don’t tow though. Although, doesn’t look as nice as an e custom.

Be interesting to see how towing affects range ?

I reckon it’ll hammer it, but I only use the cherry pickers locally

I had been thinking about this for people that tow caravans all over the place many ev cars can’t tow so will be interesting to see how this pans out .

Quote from: dazmond on January 13, 2026, 12:40:25 pm

Quote from: AuRavelling79 on January 12, 2026, 11:37:49 pm

Quote from: Rob.Hall on January 12, 2026, 10:45:19 pm

Just gone in the loft to do a sort out.
Pulled a few boxes down with s/e tax return records going back to 2007 😳.
How long do you keep them.
From what I can gather its 5 yrs from date submitted
 Is this right?
I hope so as I want to bin a few early years.😁

Yep. 5 years.

I'm pretty sure it's 7 years not 5 years....

I have at least 20 years of tax records. HMRC can go back this far if they decide to audit you.

Personally I think its foolish to get rid of any tax records.

Absolutely no need to do this. The government website says 5 years. So 5 years it is.

Good luck if you get an audit then. They can go back 20 years if they want to thoroughly investigate you.

Quote from: deeege on January 13, 2026, 02:53:04 pm

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on January 13, 2026, 12:44:28 pm

Talking about Tax, I have came up with a novel idea to bump up some customers prices. I'm telling them I need to add a pound next month to cover tax digital. Not even bothered if they cancel because today I picked up a new customer and when I told him its a tenner a month he said is that all.

1, You don’t need to find creative ways or lie to customers to increase your prices.

2, I’m not surprised they said ‘is that all?’ Your prices are terrible.

Prices are notoriously cheaper in Scotland.

No need to lie to customers at all. Just put them up. No need for a reason.

In some areas of Scotland perhaps, but not all of Scotland……..pretty much like the rest of the UK then!

Quote from: deeege on January 13, 2026, 02:53:04 pm

Quote from: Scottish Cleaning Service on January 13, 2026, 12:44:28 pm

Talking about Tax, I have came up with a novel idea to bump up some customers prices. I'm telling them I need to add a pound next month to cover tax digital. Not even bothered if they cancel because today I picked up a new customer and when I told him its a tenner a month he said is that all.

1, You don’t need to find creative ways or lie to customers to increase your prices.

2, I’m not surprised they said ‘is that all?’ Your prices are terrible.

Prices are notoriously cheaper in Scotland.

No need to lie to customers at all. Just put them up. No need for a reason.

Prices are not cheaper in Scotland at all Daz. Scotland is exactly the same as everywhere else- there's areas with very high wealth and areas not so much ... Just like where you live. You couldn't command your prices on a run down council estate could you? That's why you travel to certain areas. 👍