In message
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er.org, Recliner writes
In every case, I was free to use it for private as well as business
purposes, and I never had to share it with colleagues. I don't recall
there being any mileage limits, either.

One firm I worked for, the MD used to complain that as soon as an
employee had worked their way up the tree sufficiently to qualify for a
company car, the first thing they did was move house 50 miles away where
property was cheaper, and proceed to wear out the company car at a rate of knots.

Company car leases probably have (high) mileage limits, which perk car
users would be unlikely to hit, but a sales person might.

That firm used to buy its company cars outright. Staff turnover was high
enough that they didn't have a problem with replacing cars - most went
with the ex-employee. Until they started making people redundant, which
is a cruel thing to do at 5pm on a Friday and you ask for the car back
(some people say that the employee is entitled to keep such a car until
the end of their notice period, but that wasn't the custom and practice
at the time if the employee was asked to leave immediately).
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Roland Perry