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Rent or drive your own car

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  • 07-04-2015 3:00pm
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    collinseliza
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭


    hi all,
    i have a 1000km journey to do with work. question i have is that i can rent a car for €90 over three days to cover the mileage. if i'm able to claim for 0.5907 per km, then would i be better off renting a car rather than putting my car on the road.
    i have 1.6 diesel 2012 with 92k km on the clock.
    I've never rented a car, so don't know the in's and outs of the business to make a fair judgement.

    thanks everyone.
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    Stinicker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,102 ✭✭✭Stinicker


    I doubt that an extra 1,000kms will cost €90 in depreciation of your own car.


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    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users Posts: 11,866 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    A thousand km won't devalue your car by €90. The car you get could be a petrol therefore costing you more on fuel - you're not going to get much for €30 a day. I'd use my own.


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    goldenhoarde
    Registered Users Posts: 858 ✭✭✭goldenhoarde


    59.07 cents a km equates to 590euro so minus 90 and minus say 120 for diesel leaves you with 380 or thereabouts plus 1000km less on your car.

    However you may need extra insurance on the hire car



    Oh just though that you might only be able to claim the mileage if you use your car

    Check it out first that you can get mileage! If so using your own might just pay for the next service/road tax


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    collinseliza
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭collinseliza


    Thanks everyone for that, it seems pretty clear from the responses that using my own car is the better option to go with. Goldenhoarde- i was going to just rent and say nothing, i didn't think that my work would be any the wiser.

    again thanks to all.


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    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Depending on the car you rent, most likely a diesel in Ireland, it will come with a full tank. You'd easily get a sizable dint of 1000km out of it driven economically.


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    Dord
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,817 ✭✭✭✭Dord


    ironclaw wrote: »
    Depending on the car you rent, most likely a diesel in Ireland, it will come with a full tank. You'd easily get a sizable dint of 1000km out of it driven economically.

    But you'd also have to fill it back up. Possibly twice.


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    Pro Hoc Vice
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,087 ✭✭✭Pro Hoc Vice


    ironclaw wrote: »
    Depending on the car you rent, most likely a diesel in Ireland, it will come with a full tank. You'd easily get a sizable dint of 1000km out of it driven economically.

    Pick up full, return full.


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    TBi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭TBi


    Where I work if you rent a car they cover all the expenses including insurance and petrol. You should ask.


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    duffman13
    Registered Users Posts: 8,946 ✭✭✭duffman13


    TBi wrote: »
    Where I work if you rent a car they cover all the expenses including insurance and petrol. You should ask.

    Out of interest where do you work if you don't mind me asking? Your company has to charge a premium for that service


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    MuppetCheck
    Registered Users Posts: 11,866 ✭✭✭✭MuppetCheck


    duffman13 wrote: »
    Out of interest where do you work if you don't mind me asking? Your company has to charge a premium for that service

    Probably cheaper than a mileage claim.

    EDIT - If it's for long distance.


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,382 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    I don't think tbi works in a car rental company, his company's policy is to cover rental, fuel etc


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    ironclaw
    Registered Users Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    duffman13 wrote: »
    Out of interest where do you work if you don't mind me asking? Your company has to charge a premium for that service

    Its fairly common. All my foreign rental expenses are covered by the company.


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    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    ironclaw wrote: »
    Its fairly common. All my foreign rental expenses are covered by the company.

    Yep I've worked places who cover car rental , it can be cheaper than mileage claims


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    Alkers
    Registered Users Posts: 6,811 ✭✭✭Alkers


    Same here, if we rent a car the company pays for it and the fuel etc via submitted receipts. If you use your own car you can claim the maximum under revenue and you'll easily be up €400+ after fuel costs so it's a no-brainer in this case.


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    draiochtanois
    Registered Users Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭draiochtanois


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    TBi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭TBi


    draiochtanois wrote: »
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    You only have to upgrade if you use your car for work on an ongoing basis. If you are using your car for travelling to and from, say, a training facility then you don't need to change your cover. You are still travelling to 'work' just work has moved.


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    draiochtanois
    Registered Users Posts: 2,655 ✭✭✭draiochtanois


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    Dial Hard
    Registered Users Posts: 13,378 ✭✭✭✭Dial Hard


    Simona1986 wrote: »
    Same here, if we rent a car the company pays for it and the fuel etc via submitted receipts. If you use your own car you can claim the maximum under revenue and you'll easily be up €400+ after fuel costs so it's a no-brainer in this case.

    Oh to work somewhere with a generous mileage rate. Ours is 12c :(


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    TBi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭TBi


    draiochtanois wrote:
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    Probably different circumstances. But good to get it in writing or at least call up and see what they say.


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