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Mileage Expenses

Gary_Moore_2 · 2013-11-28 20:30:16

Hi all, I am a passenger in a workmates van, We travel 505 miles a week and split the fuel costs 50/50. He claims mileage @ 45p a mile and therefore avoids paying tax on some £270+ a week of his earnings. Can I make the same claim or am I unable to claim anything? I would also like to point out that I spend up to £110 a…

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HappyMJ Posts: 21,115 Forumite

29 November 2013 at 8:35PM

Scrootum wrote: »

How does he claim 45p per mile plus claims back the tax on the actual fuel costs? Sounds dodgy to me.

Nothing says he's claiming both. He needs the receipts to support a mileage claim. It's not required but certainly helpful if the HMRC were to make an enquiry if receipts exist to support the mileage claimed.

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