Using your own car for work?

[girlfriend44]

I don't mean driving to work, I mean using your own car as part of the job. Visiting People and Places etc as part of the Job.

Although you get paid mileage, that dosent really cover the true cost of using the car for example wear and tear?

You see alot of jobs say must drive but how many people are getting the true cost of using their car back.

Does it annoy you?

I get 45p a mile, it's doesn't annoy me. Other times I've had a lump sum that's fine too

Does your car cost more than 45p per mile to run?

How much is your mileage, if it's around 40p plus then it does factor in wear and tear.

I believe if you get more than 45p per mile it becomes taxable. But yes I agree, it doesn't feel enough any more.

The 45p is to cover wear and tear as well, although I think the AA have recently recommended it should be increased to around 63p due to increased costs.

There used to be a higher and lower rate think 25P/43p
this was deemed the correct cost by various motoring organisations
tbh I’ve just been to Asda 6 mile round trip don’t think that’s cost me anywhere near £3 to get there and back

If you are getting the 45p a mile rate it does include wear and tear.

It’s a standard rate. But there’s 2 rates, which do you get?

Anyone using their personal car for travel is give the higher rate where I work

Yes, it doesn't feel very fair, particularly if the company could provide pool cars.

I've started tactfully refusing and stopping to offer use of my private vehicle, I dont see why a business should benefit,and I don't get paid more than a non driver/owner.

We get the 40p mileage, but it doesn't wipe its face with costs imo.

We were put up to 45p when the price of petrol sky rocketed. Any more and it affects your tax I believe.

I get 45p a mile. Doesn't cover my fuel really but I knew that when I accepted the job.

I get 22p a mile nhs nurse.

The mileage rate should be over 60p a mile now, so you are subsidising your employer by 15p a mile if your getting 45p.

At my workplace staff are working to rule on this. Nobody will use their own car until employer pays the actual rate (allowing for the tax we would have to pay for the additional 15p per mile)

This means they are shelling out for taxis and trains, and having to swallow really long travel times (which is all part of our working day) We will just keep it up until they cave or give us fleet cars the same as the grade above me. I get paid for spending hours on trains. It’s crazy, but nothing they can do to force us.

Some colleagues have sold their cars or not replaced cars that died.

We get 45p a mile and an extra 5p a mile for each passenger which is useful because it encourages car sharing, but we can also get a hire car for longer distances too

THough petrol costs have if anything decreased through cars doing many more miles per gallon since the 45p per mile rate was set

The HMRC rate has been 45p a mile since April 2011. Think how much inflation there has been since then!

Equivalent to 62p now. But on the other hand, mpg has increased enormously, so although pay more for petrol you use a lot less of it.

Is that a lease car?

I'm an nhs community nurse and I get 52p a mile. I make money on the millage because I have a very small, economical car.

Well I trust the AA on their calculations so if they say it should be 63p now, then that justifies staff refusing to drive their cars on business.

I just couldn’t afford to lose all that money.

Cars may be more fuel efficient overall since 2011 but my car was built in 2014.

It's all to do with what a business can claim back based on HMRC rates. Always used to be 45p per mile for first 10000 miles, 25p (I think) thereafter. Haven't dealt with this for a few years, rates may have changed recently?

Really annoys me - to a point I now refuse to use my own car for work. I faff about with public transport or book a pool car (which I have to cycle to collect). Neither public transport use or cycle/ pool car leaves me out of pocket.

I'm classed as a hybrid worker, but spend 80% of my working hours WFH. My base is 14 miles away. I always cycle commute when I go there. I have to go to alternative places (not my base, not home) several times a week to work. My employer will only pay me mileage on anything above home - base - home. It stinks! Hence I now refuse to use my car.

As a previous poster pointed out the rate of 45p per mile hasn't gone up since 2011. Yet, insurance, parts/ labour and fuel have gone up significantly over that time. Arguably roads are also in a significantly worse condition, so I am more likely to cause wear and tear to my car thanks to all the potholes!

Employers can't claim back the mileage they pay form anyone. That can pay as much as they like as long as all the tax is done properly

I was always happy to use my car as long as the petrol was covered. I’ve driven hybrids for the last seven years so on that basis I was in profit at 45p a mile.

But @BIossomtoes that doesn’t cover depreciation from the additional mileage, tyres etc etc etc

It did for me. I get 450 miles from a tank of petrol. I know petrol’s gone up but it’s never cost me over £200 to fill up yet.