Using Private vehicle to advertise new web site

[s2000]

Hi all,

Have not been on here in a while, been busy developing a new web venture. My question relates to this. I have a personal jeep (not a commercial and not through my limited company) and if I wanted to advertise my new website on the side of it are they any implications to this from a company, tax or insurance etc point of view?

Any info or past experience greatly appreciated.

Thanks a mil,

Adrian

 

[jhegarty]

I would be surprised if it was an issue given the fact that we are all advertising the garage we bough our cars off.

 

[s2000]

Good point actually! Just wonder would it be seen as a work vehicle or would the insurance see it as such....

 

[mathepac]

Insurers take different stances regarding advertising stickers / logos attached to private vehicles. Some take the view that it constitutes commercial use of the vehicle and infringes the "social domestic and leisure use" qualification of a private policy, others take the view (once informed) that it has no effect.

This is based on information gleaned from a number of insurers last year for a charity fund-raising initiative / road-trip using stickered cars. We all went on the trip, some with stickers, some without.

Check with your insurers.