A Luta Continua - My Merc E class

Hee hee !

1) Yes.
2) Take him with you. Surely his Mother can't shout at the Birthday Boy.

Then I probably shouldn't work anywhere near your CoC people.

Hard to see how it would be different anywhere else. Certainly each of my previous employers has required me to agree to something like this example, from my current employer:
Do not accept gifts, hospitality or entertainment from suppliers ... or customers that are expensive and/or likely to influence or appear to influence your judgement.
...
Do not provide or accept hospitality or entertainment that would reflect negatively on [the company].

There's other stuff in the code to the effect that just because it appears to be common practice doesn't mean it's OK. There's a small 'ask your manager before accepting' get-out but I'd be amazed if mine said yes to something like this. I expect Vić and Bob - sorry, Rob - would say the same.

Smaller companies may be different but big ones now are acutely sensitive to gravy-train publicity and the damage it can do.

Yes, it’s CoC certification season. ‘Lavish’ is a word used disapprovingly in ours too. And all the provisions apply to ‘representatives’ of the company as much as to employees, so Vić’s extra practice with shoelaces won’t help him there.

Today, I are mostly want this one:

www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201711030921998

Road tax at over £500pa means it will need someone like you wanting it. Expensive tax for a sub 4 grand car. And if you don't do many miles, the cost per mile will be high. Probably not going to depreciate quickly from that price though.