claiming mileage allowance

EvelynJ · 22 May 2013 at 11:53AM

Hi.
Firstly I apologise for the stupidity of my question. I have never claimed this before and have no understanding of the process.
From may last year until this March I worked as a community carer using my own car. The company Paid me 22p a mile.

I was told that I could claim for the rest of it through the tax office. I filled in the firm and worked out that I was owed £791.

I was told I would physically get the money back but today I got a letter saying my tax code had changed. Is this all that happens?
I'm very confused. ..

comeandgo · 22 May 2013 at 12:00PM

The change of tax code is so that you dont have such a large cheque as overpaid tax next year. You should still get the cheque, though are you sure its £791 and not 20% of that? Next year you do self assessment and then the tax code gets changed again.

EvelynJ · 22 May 2013 at 12:09PM

To be honest I really don't know. ..
I worked it out on the form following the calculations and that's the figure I ended up with.
That's a relief. When I got the letter this morning I figured I wouldn't get any money.
Any idea how long it takes to receive cheques? I'm guessing the answer to that will include the words "long" and "string"!!!!

comeandgo · 22 May 2013 at 12:29PM

Well, at 22p your company is quite generous on their fuel allowance, I get 15p but to get back the money you quoted you would have had to be driving about 50,000 miles which is quite extreme. I think its 20% of the £791 you will get back - and as it is such a low amount it may be done by tax code.

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