Dave Liney wrote:
"Richard J." wrote in message
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Dave Liney wrote:

Sorry. I thought it was obvious that I was talking about the
Oyster fares being so much lower than non-Oyster fares for the same
journey.

No, it wasn't obvious at all. You started ranting about bribery
and the ocean of subsidy when all you really meant, I think, was
that you disagreed for some reason with TfL's price structure. If
you want to talk about that, please start a separate thread. This
one's about the validity of staff passes.

You're quite right that I should have started a different thread. I
was trying to say that despite pointing out how TfL's staff benefit
differs from the others Mizter T mentioned I wasn't objecting to
free staff travel, and it got mixed up with the Oyster fares issue
that had been tumbling round in my head recently.

Getting back on thread though I am curious if free travel outside
of getting to and from a place of work is considered a benefit in
kind by the Inland Revenue as they have recently tightened the
rules on the use of company vans for non-work journeys.

It's HMRC (HM Customs & Revenue) now, and yes, any free travel benefit,
whether it's a company car or a public transport pass, is normally
taxable, and that includes getting to and from the normal place of work,
unless some special arrangement has been agreed between the employer and
HMRC.
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Richard J.
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