Hgv driver tax on expenses

TwistedSi

I am working for an agency where I have to spend the week out tramping. When I stay in services I have to pay the cost of the overnight parking and then claim the expenses back.
I've had my 1st payslip....

For 58 hours at 17.5 an hour £1015
I've also submitted for 4 night out @ £25 a night £100 which I believe should be tax free.
Also paid out of my pocket £67, which should be tax free.

In total I've been paid 862.04
Which does not seem right?
Using a .gov calculator on just the £1015 I should have £791.79
Add the £167 should be £955.79

If the £100 (so is £1115) is also taxed it works out to be £849.79

If the £164 is added (so is £1179) I get a total of £886.91
It doesn't make any sense any ideas??

paul_c123

There will be income tax (as PAYE), NI and Pension which all come out of the wages. Without knowing your tax code and previous YTD earnings, it is not possible to know the taxable amounts.

Regarding the £67 and £100, I am assuming £67 is food/drinks and £100 is parking (its cheap if it is). Did you submit receipts for these? Also what is the night out allowance they pay? This should be in addition to the parking which they should either reimburse or give you an advance for.

When I did it, we were given a float at the start of employment, to cover first week's nights out and parking. Each subsequent week a further net amount was given, which depended on previous week's parking cost submissions. All of this was separate from wages (which were monthly) and not taxable. When I did it as agency on weekly pay, a cash advance was given which some drivers took as cash and others as a bank transfer.

MyRealNameToo

TwistedSi said:

I am working for an agency where I have to spend the week out tramping. When I stay in services I have to pay the cost of the overnight parking and then claim the expenses back.
I've had my 1st payslip....

For 58 hours at 17.5 an hour £1015
I've also submitted for 4 night out @ £25 a night £100 which I believe should be tax free.
Also paid out of my pocket £67, which should be tax free.

In total I've been paid 862.04
Which does not seem right?
Using a .gov calculator on just the £1015 I should have £791.79
Add the £167 should be £955.79

If the £100 (so is £1115) is also taxed it works out to be £849.79

If the £164 is added (so is £1179) I get a total of £886.91
It doesn't make any sense any ideas??

What are the deductions showing on your pay slip? 

Last agency work I had to do they used an umbrella company so my pay had to cover employee and employers costs plus a flat weekly fee for the umbrella's trouble. 

You also dont say what the £67 represented. Claiming expenses for subsistence etc is much more difficult than it used to be many years ago 

Mildly_Miffed

This is an employment question, not a motoring one.

The short answer is: it's complicated.
https://www.rossmartin.co.uk/employee-expenses/1305-subsistence-lorry-drivers-overnight-allowance