Knowing how your vehicles are driven can make a positive impact to your operating costs while increasing staff productivity and improving customer service.

Unified World offer a vehicle tracking system which boasts a number of varying products, all designed to suit a range of different needs that customers may have. Each solution, whether for fleet purposes, classic or prestige cars, is bursting with different innovative features and a choice of simple to understand payment options, all of which have been specially tailored to suit a number of different business needs.

Customers can access their vehicle tracking system, anywhere in the world, at any time, allowing them to track and report live on their fleet. The system does not require any proprietary software to be downloaded, as it is a true live web based gps tracking system.

Vehicle tracking gives you access to a full suite of reports, including asset management, time sheets and out of hours. Customers can now also keep track of their fleet costs and administration through the intelligent asset management tool. Email alerts allow customers to manage and schedule their fleets' insurance, road fund licence, MOT and servicing requirements whilst keeping businesses fully compliant with the law, at all times.

The hardware is fitted professionally by our specialist engineers on site or at a suitable convenient location to minimise downtime.

Full training is provided to ensure that each user gains maximum benefit from the system, in addition, a comprehensive 'help section' is viewable on the system. Vehicle tracking can take your business to the next level and one that enables your company to take those vital business decisions faster, with the knowledge to back them up, ensuring businesses increase productivity and profitability.

Benefits you, your customers and your employees.

Improved administration can be achieved by:

  • reducing administrative workload
  • providing detailed mileage reports
  • providing detailed time sheets to validate overtime claims
  • generating alerts though asset management to schedule fleet requirements for servicing, vehicle excise duty, MOT certificate, insurance renewal
  • revenue and customs compliance
  • easily differentiating between business / private mileage

Customer service and relations are improved by:

  • understanding expected arrival times of deliveries and workmen
  • speed of service
  • traceability of deliveries
  • providing more accurate information
  • quicker turnaround times
  • making employees more accountable

Employee benefits include:

  • a minimum reduction of £700 van user tax liability if no private use - P11D
  • recognition of good time keeping and driver behaviour
  • eliminates overtime disputes
  • immediate identification of exact location in emergencies
  • driver/employee security

Assists in addressing environmental and social responsibility through:

  • reducing unnecessary vehicle idling
  • improving driving behaviour
  • improved journey planning
  • reducing fuel consumption and carbon footprint
  • elimination of company vehicles travelling through restricted areas / communities

Reduce Van Tax & NIC'S with Van Tracking

Companies can now save a maximum of £490 per employee per year in Class 1A National Insurance contributions (NICs). Furthermore, employees can save a minimum of £710 per year including fuel where company vans are not used for private use.

This is simply achieved by being able to prove to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that company vans and fuel are used strictly for business purposes only. Vehicle Tracking offers an effective and time saving solution by producing detailed reports which clearly show all vehicle activity. The savings on company van tax that companies will make using Vehicle Tracking will immediately pay for the tracking system.

What HMRC class as a company van?

A van is a vehicle built primarily to carry goods or other loads which has a maximum laden weight of up to 3500 kilograms. A company van is a van made available to an employee for their employment which they do not own.

When is tax charged on a company van?

Employees pay tax on a company van if they or a member of their family or household make private use of it. If the employee has the van mainly for work journeys, and the only use private use is commuting, there is no tax to pay. If there is other private use, tax is payable unless this private use is insignificant. The tax is normally collected through the employee’s PAYE tax code.

What if free or subsidised fuel is provided by the employer for private use?

Employees also pay tax if free or subsidised fuel is provided by the employer for private use in the van.

How much is van tax?

In 2012-13, employees are charged tax for the year on:

  • £3000 for the van (£600 tax based on basic rate)
  • £550 for free or subsidised fuel for private use (£110 tax based on basic rate)
  • total saving of £710

The current rates are on the HM Revenue and Customs website: www.hmrc.gov.uk/rates/travel.htm

Employers pay Class 1A National Insurance Contributions (NICs) on the same amounts. The tax charge is reduced if the employee does not have the van for the whole tax year, or if another employee also uses it for private travel (in this case, the charge is split between them on a just and reasonable basis). The tax charge is further reduced if the employee pays something for their private use, but the fuel charge is not reduced further unless the employee reimburses the cost of all fuel provided for private use. Full details can be found in the booklet ‘480 expenses and benefits a tax guide’ which can be found at: www.hmrc.gov.uk/guidance/480.htm

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