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This powerful comparison tool and independent data will enable you to compare the full running and operating costs of up to 4 new cars or vans side-by-side. By selecting your personal mileage and planned ownership period, the data will be tailored to your personal use and cost. Just select the nearest current mileage on the clock for used vehicles and the nearest mileage band for your personal use. Then choose how long you would like to run the vehicle.

This comparison service allows you to put in your personal motoring information and recalculate the costs to provide you with a real life comparison. For example, you can input your own purchase price for the vehicle under “depreciation”, alter the MPG or the amount of electric use if you use a hybrid, calculate your personal benefit in kind tax if you are a company car driver and alter the interest rate calculation if you plan to use a loan or dealer finance. You can then save the information for future use and comparison.

Whole Life Cost Pro is powerful cloud-based software and data allowing you to create bespoke fleet choice lists and configure vehicles with options and negotiated purchasing terms. It’s also an invaluable negotiating aid whether you are purchasing or selling vehicles in the fleet market.

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All users are able to compare up to 4 new vehicles side by side including all the costs comprising whole life cost – depreciation, interest, service and repair costs, fuel costs, vehicle excise duty, breakdown cover costs, insurance, and employer’s national insurance contributions.

It enables you to calculate your personal benefit in kind tax on the vehicles selected. The higher the CO2 output on the car, the more tax you will pay. The calculator allows you to adjust the payment for your marginal tax rate.

It enables you to calculate the total carbon output from the selected vehicles over the defined period of time. This is part of the reporting requirement for large public companies, and it is likely that the requirement will be imposed on all limited companies employing in excess of 250 employees within the next two years.

You can compare the cost of motoring on used vehicles including the cost of the vehicle you are running at present. This comparison can be made against new vehicles in addition to other used vehicles to determine the right purchase option for your vehicle fleet.

This enables you to use a realistically discounted main dealer price instead of the manufacturer’s retail price and recalculate the whole life cost. It also allows you to input your own personally negotiated On The Road Price.

This shows the residual value forecast in the depreciation calculation, and is the forecast trade value for your vehicle at the end of the forecasting period and mileage which you have chosen.

This shows the residual value forecast in the depreciation calculation, and is the forecast trade value for your vehicle at the end of the forecasting period and mileage which you have chosen.

This shows the residual value forecast in the depreciation calculation, and is the forecast trade value for your vehicle at the end of the forecasting period and mileage which you have chosen.

You can see the MPG and fuel price and recalculate the fuel cost using the actual MPG you are achieving on your fleet . In addition, you can see how electric and plug in hybrid vehicles are calculated, and you can alter the calculation for your own plug in hybrid vehicles based on the percentage use for fuel and electricity (we have assumed 75% electric and 25% fuel use for plug-in hybrids).

Business Calculator users can store up to 20 vehicle comparisons compared to the lite of four vehicles, and can re-access them through a unique login.

You can filter vehicles according to CO2, MPG vehicle sector or cost banding and create a league table based on whole life cost. You can then select specific models from the league table for further analysis.

Business Calculator subscribers can send a PDF report to their email address

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We’ve included a Benefit in Kind tax calculator for company car and van drivers to help you choose the most tax efficient vehicles. You can also amend the calculation for private mileage fuel, whether you make a capital contribution and where you make a monthly contribution for private use. So you are able to determine the optimum way to run your personal or company vehicles.

There is also an Employers National Insurance calculator for business Whole Life Cost calculations. This figure is amended whenever the Benefit in Kind calculation is changed to take account of private mileage fuel use, a capital contribution being made or employee monthly contributions.

Cars and vans depreciate at differing rates. This is the biggest cost to owning and operating a vehicle. The Whole Life Cost tool allows you to compare these rates for the vehicles you are thinking about buying. It also allows you to compare the cost of existing vehicles with those you are planning to buy. And, of course, you can compare buying a used car with buying a new one.

Your annual road tax is based on the CO2 for your vehicle. This tool builds in the annual road tax payable based on its CO2. So you can compare the most environmentally friendly vehicles and save money on your road tax and first registration fee at the same time. You can also measure your carbon footprint by using our Carbon Footprint calculator. The fuel calculator takes into account the MPG on your selected vehicles and calculates your total fuel cost over the selected period and mileage. These MPG figures can be amended to take your own figures into the calculation, and it is also possible to build in your own mix between electric and petrol use on a Plug-in Hybrid.

Compare Service, Maintenance and Repair budgets to establish which vehicles are the most cost effective to run, and compare the forecast cost on your existing vehicle with the vehicle you are thinking about buying. Our experts build in component wear rates on a model by model basis, and the budgets will also take into account differing prices for components between the manufacturers and their model ranges. The correct servicing intervals and costs for those services are also built into the budget for the period and mileage which you choose.

This tool allows you to compare up to 4 vehicles side by side with all their operating cost and running costs. It will therefore help you to make objective decisions about your next car or van, and will assist in business fleet selection policy. Costs included in the tool are Depreciation, Interest, Service and Repair Costs, Road Tax, Fuel Costs, Insurance Groups, Employers National Insurance (for businesses) and there are tools to calculate Benefit in Kind tax (for company car drivers) and to calculate your Carbon Footprint.

The data on this website is totally independent and has been forecast by independent automotive experts. It is not influenced in any way by businesses with a vested interest in selling vehicles, finance or vehicle services.