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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Do you provide a car for your nanny to drive your kids, or do you expect the nanny to have a car for this use?

We have had a car for our Au pairs to use, the last three years. Next year we will switch to a live out nanny. I think we need to keep the car, for a future nanny to use with the kids (ages 4 and 6 months). DH thinks we should sell it and put the money towards paying the nanny. He wants the nanny to have a car and use it with the kids. I think that brings up all sorts of potential issues.

What do you do?[/quote]

Keeping the car means:

You pay for maintenance and gas, you also pay for insurance on your nanny when she drives the car. You get to ensure the car seats are properly installed and that they REMAIN properly installed. You know that the car your kids ride in is safe and well maintained.

Selling the car means:

You pay standard IRS rate (56.5 cents a mile as of 1/1/13) to nanny when she uses her car for work. You have to trust that nanny has sufficient insurance AND a business rider to cover you for liability if she has an accident. You cannot control whether the car seats remain properly installed. You do not know that nanny properly maintains her car, and you have no control over whether she drives a beater or a brand new sedan.

As a nanny, I would absolutely prefer that my employers provide a "nanny car". In my current job I use my car. We drive between 100 - 200 miles a month, which adds up fast when it comes to mileage money. I also insisted my employers buy an expensive highly rated car seat, so that my charge can rear face for a LONG time. I drive a mid-size sedan, and I want as much protection for my LO as possible in case of a crash.

Honestly, if you've paid for the nanny car, it makes more sense to keep it, from a liability and safety perspective. From a cash perspective, it seems to be best to keep an item you've already sunk money into.[/quote]

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