Am I in the right place......

Just_me_him_and_the_pooch

This is my first post ever!!! so forgive me if I am in the wrong place. I was wondering if anyone can tell me the average price claimed for petrol allowance per mile? Hubby works P/T as a delivery driver has done so for past 4 yrs, his petrol allowance has never gone up (he has asked for a rise, nothing happens) he is getting 28p per mile. We wondered if that is considered low or average, seeing as petrol keeps raising and his allowance stays the same. Thanks in advance.
Lin

GotToChange

This IS low. But there is some way you are able to "claim back" the difference between that amount and (I think) 45p per mile via HMRC. All well and good but doesn't help on a day to day basis I know.
Other forum members will know more than I do though.
For what it's worth - I had this issue many many years ago and checked with the AA what I should be paid - I don't know if that's still an option. They told me (then!) 44p per mile and this was what I used to get agreement with and claim from my employer (and then wangled a company car*) - but life isn't so straightforward these days. Sadly.






(*This sounds smug - and believe me it isn't meant that way. I sold my own car when I got the company car; then got dumped on massively and had to buy the cheapest car I could lay my hands on. Stupid.)

Just_me_him_and_the_pooch

Thank you for that Got to change, will show hubby when he gets in. Lin

Notmyrealname

He can claim for the difference between the rate he gets and the HMRC rate but it will be applied as a tax deduction so you get back 20% of what you claim.

One important thing is does he have insurance to do this? Does his insurance company know he is using his vehicle for deliveries? If not and if his employers don't insure him then he is driving without insurance.

InsideInsurance

First of all, his he driving his own car or a company vehicle? The 45p (first 10,000 miles and 25p after that) is for private vehicles.

mrcow

GotToChange wrote: »

This IS low. But there is some way you are able to "claim back" the difference between that amount and (I think) 45p per mile via HMRC.

Be careful how you word this.

You can claim back the tax paid on the diiference to 45p per mile for the first 10000 miles. And the difference to 25p per mile for the rest.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/paye/rates-thresholds.htm

Just_me_him_and_the_pooch

Thank you for all the replies. He is insured as he keeps the insurance company up to date, and yes he uses his own car.