Tax back on petrol?

Jalan_2

I'm a teacher who has recently started a new job and has a one hour to (and from!) work every day. Can I claim tax back on the perol I'm using?

jimclark1967

Jalan wrote:

I'm a teacher who has recently started a new job and has a one hour to (and from!) work every day. Can I claim tax back on the perol I'm using?

As far as I'm aware you can't claim any tax back for journeys to and from your normal place of work. Just have to move closer

JC

pandas66

Or unless you negiotiated a travelling allowance in interview stage.

Mark7799

pandas66 wrote:

Or unless you negiotiated a travelling allowance in interview stage.

Even that would be subject to tax. Travelling from home to a normal place of work would not be considered a taxable expense. In a teacher's example, it would be possible to claim for any additional business journeys undertaken in the car once they got to the school but unlikely anything else would qualify.

Jalan_2

Thank you for your advice, just thought I'd look into a few possibilities to save a few pounds and help with the new mortageg payments!

Savvy_Sue

But I'm sure there are things teachers can claim, eg use of part of home, because it's assumed you'll do marking at home etc. If you're in a union, ask them. If not, ask your colleagues. Or phone your local tax office - they're usually very helpful. BTW, everyone else is right about not being able to claim for mileage to usual place of work!

calmgirl

I am afraid not, as a teacher you have no tax breaks You cant claim work done at home because you have time away from sudents worked into your timetable. One thing you could do is as you seem to have quite a long journey advertise in your local shop to se if you can give someone a lift on thier way to work charge them 50p-£1 a journey and put this money in a bottle or jar bank it every month it could work out to £50-£60 a month ( if you have more than one seat spare it work out to more)

calmgirl

or you could also teach of an evening in your home for those who need a bit extra help?

withabix

Teachers...aren't they those people who get two or three times as much paid holiday as the rest of us.........


Only joking!

Seriously though, no you can't claim tax relief on your travel to school.

This tax relief is only available for journeys other than to your permanent place of work, or to employees in certain industries who work in locations which are temporary.

For instance, I qualify for tax relief as I am site-based in the construction industry. Being site based, I have no place of work which is classed as permanent, unless I happen to be on the same site for two years or more. Hence all of my travel to work qualifies for tax relief.

I suspect you MAY be eligible for tax relief if you are a supply teacher or a self-employed teacher, as you would only be temporarily employed at each location. Don't quote me on that though!