407 commuters: Who pays your bill?

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Poll: Who pays your 407 commuting expenses?

Total votes: 92. You have voted on this poll.

I pay the bill out of my own pocket.: 43; 47%

My company covers it.: 8; 9%

I split the cost with my company.: 4; 4%

I don't use the 407 for commuting.: 37; 40%

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Jul 1st, 2015 10:13 pm

McGuillicuddy [OP]: Sr. Member; Oct 29, 2009; 652 posts; 337 upvotes

Jul 1st, 2015 10:13 pm

407 commuters: Who pays your bill?

For those of you who use the 407 for commuting, who pays your bill? Do you cover that expense out of your own pocket? Or does your company cover it? Or do you share the cost?

I'm only talking about commuting (i.e. driving to/from a particular place of business), not regular business travel which I would expect to be almost all covered by businesses.

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Jul 2nd, 2015 7:15 am

McGuillicuddy [OP]: Sr. Member; Oct 29, 2009; 652 posts; 337 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 7:15 am

Not sure why, but I expected a higher portion of people would have it covered by their business. Just wishful thinking I guess :-).

Jul 2nd, 2015 7:27 am

djemzine: Deal Expert; Jun 15, 2011; 44559 posts; 7781 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 7:27 am

I can only expense the portion used for work related purposes.

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Jul 2nd, 2015 8:33 am

milolai: Deal Fanatic; Dec 24, 2005; 5766 posts; 1604 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:33 am

McGuillicuddy wrote: ↑Not sure why, but I expected a higher portion of people would have it covered by their business. Just wishful thinking I guess :-).

i am guessing it's less than 5% of people who are lucky and have their work pay for it.

the other 95% of non commerical users are just people who live in the sticks.

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:21 am

vkizzle: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2011; 38180 posts; 24365 upvotes; Center of Universe

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:21 am

Depends on your role with the company.
Sales, offsite support etc...(spends majority of their time on the road visiting clients) will likely have it 100% covered or provided company cars with transponders.

Otherwise, there is no "tax breaks" for an employer to provide ETR access for those simply travelling from home to the office.

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:25 am

dassub: Deal Addict; Jul 11, 2006; 2050 posts; 717 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:25 am

I pay the bill, but it's only $200/month and my commute is cut in half every single day. The time savings alone is worth it, let alone the gas savings.

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Jul 2nd, 2015 12:41 pm

CorSter: Deal Addict; Mar 30, 2004; 4730 posts; 2154 upvotes; Durham Region

Jul 2nd, 2015 12:41 pm

Don't live in Toronto at the moment, but when I move back in the fall I'll be taking it daily, paying for it myself - and expensive as it may be, it's worth every penny.

I would much rather pay through the nose and get to my destination in a reasonable amount of time than see the tolls cut to a point where the highway is as congested as every other route in the GTA.

Jul 2nd, 2015 1:05 pm

DarkMasterMX: Deal Addict; Oct 4, 2006; 2891 posts; 223 upvotes; Burlington

Jul 2nd, 2015 1:05 pm

Only take the 407 when I have events to get to early in the AM and don't want to worry about being stuck in traffic since its crappy to setup for the event while its running. Otherwise I sometimes check the traffic and if its really bad I will jump the 407 for a bit to bypass some of it.

Sadly if I took it daily to and from work it would cost me around $1,000 a month.

Jul 2nd, 2015 1:52 pm

Sanyo: Deal Guru; Feb 9, 2009; 12372 posts; 11282 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 1:52 pm

I own a business and expense it

Jul 2nd, 2015 2:24 pm

bobbings: Deal Fanatic; Sep 14, 2006; 9487 posts; 2350 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 2:24 pm

My salary jumped up by a lot and is more than enough to cover 407 so that takes care of my expenses.

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Jul 2nd, 2015 7:29 pm

eager beaver: Deal Addict; Sep 2, 2010; 1767 posts; 810 upvotes; Bummer's Roost

Jul 2nd, 2015 7:29 pm

Tolls are a legitimate expense just like parking.

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:16 pm

AtlsNBP: Deal Addict; Jan 20, 2014; 2625 posts; 682 upvotes; Ottawa

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:16 pm

I drive with my tailgate down..

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:38 pm

camzie: Deal Addict; Nov 26, 2003; 1286 posts; 355 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:38 pm

I only use it for work and they cover it. Very occasional use, my bill is maybe $40 per month. For personal purposes I find it too expensive to be worth it.

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:49 pm

Jimboski: Deal Expert; May 8, 2009; 50451 posts; 6513 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 2nd, 2015 8:49 pm

Used for work, self paid.

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Jul 2nd, 2015 9:26 pm

nalababe: Deal Guru; Dec 31, 2005; 13306 posts; 741 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:26 pm

Work will only cover if you are a home office based and are going into the office.

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:27 pm

nalababe: Deal Guru; Dec 31, 2005; 13306 posts; 741 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 9:27 pm

eager beaver wrote: ↑Tolls are a legitimate expense just like parking.

But not if you are commuting to your office as you would daily...not that it doesn't happen, just that it is rare. Just like you cannot claim it as an employment expense for tax purposes if it is part of a daily commute.

Jul 2nd, 2015 10:20 pm

simce9: Member; Feb 12, 2009; 262 posts; 43 upvotes; North York

Jul 2nd, 2015 10:20 pm

In-home personal trainer, I got it in Oct, helps me travel eat/west faster. Living in Aurora and going to eat markham or Thornhill the 407 helps a lot. I pay out if pocket but claim it as an expense

Jul 2nd, 2015 11:52 pm

CensoredByRFD: Deal Addict; Nov 17, 2004; 3181 posts; 1530 upvotes

Jul 2nd, 2015 11:52 pm

Sanyo wrote: ↑I own a business and expense it

Same. But even if I wasn't, I'd still take it to save time. Time is money. I even take it on the weekends.

Jul 2nd, 2015 11:54 pm

drz400: Deal Addict; Sep 27, 2011; 3895 posts; 2812 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 2nd, 2015 11:54 pm

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Jul 3rd, 2015 9:20 am

unshavenyak: Deal Fanatic; Dec 28, 2005; 7154 posts; 3412 upvotes; Germany

Jul 3rd, 2015 9:20 am

Work used to pay the full bill as a recruitment incentive and now I have a monthly allotment that never gets used.

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