Claiming business mileage, what can you claim for?

boycee · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:01

Hello,

So I currently am full time employed and have a daily commute of 15miles each way (so 30miles a day).

If I drive to a clients office which is 50miles each way (total 100miles), can I claim all 100miles, or is it 100miles less my commute of 30miles meaning I can claim for the difference of 70miles?

If it's the above, what happens if someone is in a car pool, or gets the train to their regular place of work. But then drives to a client? Does it get horribly complicated?

Does anyone have any experience of this?

Chris

Basher · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:03

Ask your employer?

boycee · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:05

Basher said:
Ask your employer?

They're pretty flexible and have said the above, but if I am to challenge it I need something to show them, and additionally if they say no I might be able to claim direct for IR.

Columbo · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:06

Pretty sure it depends on your company.

My main office is a 6 mile round trip so any business mileage I claim for is minus 6 miles as I have to remove my normal commute mileage. This is clearly stipulated on any claim I make.

Not sure about the carpool / train commute bit though.

Goberpiles316 · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:37

Mine is claming when compleating miles for work, i.e im at the office and have to go on site. Or working at another office i.e. going to a meeting direct from home.

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:38

Basher said:
Ask your employer?

Your employer are the only people who will know. It's their policy!

boycee · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:41

iDroid84 said:
Your employer are the only people who will know. It's their policy!

This is true, but I wondered if this is the standard or not.
ie, Home -> client = 100miles
or
(Home -> client) - (Home -> regular office) = 70miles

Goberpiles316 said:
Mine is claming when compleating miles for work, i.e im at the office and have to go on site. Or working at another office i.e. going to a meeting direct from home.

So you would be able to claim 100 miles in the above case?

Chief Wiggum · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:43

If I go to another site direct from home, it's miles less normal work journey. (unless it's outside your normal commute - a weekend for example, then it's the whole journey) from my office to anywhere, then it's full journey.
I don't think it's a company thing, I'm pretty sure it's tax related... You can also claim 5ppm per additional passenger too, but that's direct from HMRC...

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:43

You can claim what your employer says you can claim. XXX miles for XXX cost from XXX to XXX. It's up to them.

jumpy · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:43

If you are paid through a limited company, as a contractor or a temporary contracted worker via one of those umbrella accountancy companies you can claim mileage for travel to and from your place of work.

It the car yours or a company car?

I'd say if it's your car and you are salaried, then definitely ask about claiming mileage expenses from your employer to travel to a client specifically as part of your job duties. They might say no to your commute, but using your vehicle to conduct business travel ought to have some allowance. I used to be able to submit a mileage expense on the rare times I had to use my own car to go and do work stuff outside of the office - seeing as all of the engineers and contracts managers had company cars/fuel cards my boss thought it only fair.

boycee · 5 Jul 2011 at 17:49

The company is limited.
I do drive my own car.

I currently claim home -> client (less home -> office). However some who do not have cars get the train / taxis and then they expense this entire journey.

My thinking is they are actually quids in on a client visit day, so it actually would save me money to get public transport rather than drive. So there's also the issue of a lack of consistency...

SimonCHere · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:23

When I claimed millage, it was either home -> client or office -> client depending on which was the shorter distance.
Really sucked once when office was ~40 miles away and the client was 4 miles from the office.

VeNT · 5 Jul 2011 at 22:27

there is a UK Tax thing for how much you can claim back so you can claim the difference if you get less.

Rotty · 5 Jul 2011 at 23:31

boycee said:
Hello,

So I currently am full time employed and have a daily commute of 15miles each way (so 30miles a day).

If I drive to a clients office which is 50miles each way (total 100miles), can I claim all 100miles, or is it 100miles less my commute of 30miles meaning I can claim for the difference of 70miles?

If it's the above, what happens if someone is in a car pool, or gets the train to their regular place of work. But then drives to a client? Does it get horribly complicated?

Does anyone have any experience of this?

Chris

100-30 if you go to office every day

if you go to office first then you can claim the whole 100