Using your own car for work? See what HMRC lets you claim.
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HMRC's approved mileage allowance payments (AMAP) are 45p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles in a tax year and 25p after that for cars and vans, 24p for motorcycles and 20p for bicycles. Employers can pay these tax-free.
If your employer pays less, you can claim Mileage Allowance Relief on the difference through form P87 or Self Assessment. If they pay more, the excess is taxable. Driving to your normal workplace is commuting and does not count.
| Business miles in the tax year | 12,000 miles |
| Vehicle | Car or van |
| Your employer pays per mile | 0.25 £ |
| Work passengers carried | 0 |
| Your income tax rate | 20% |
| Approved mileage allowance | £5,000.00 |
| Paid by your employer | £3,000.00 |
| Mileage Allowance Relief you can claim | £2,000.00 of deductible expenses |
| Tax back at 20% | £400.00 |
£5,000.00.
| Business miles in the tax year | 6,000 miles |
| Vehicle | Car or van |
| Your employer pays per mile | 0 £ |
| Work passengers carried | 0 |
| Your income tax rate | 20% |
| Approved mileage allowance | £2,700.00 |
| Mileage Allowance Relief you can claim | £2,700.00 of deductible expenses |
| Tax back at 20% | £540.00 |
£2,700.00.
45p a mile for the first 10,000 business miles and 25p after, for cars and vans. Motorcycles 24p, bicycles 20p, and 5p for each passenger.
Yes, sole traders can use simplified expenses at the same rates instead of actual car costs.
Online with form P87 if your expenses are under £2,500, or through Self Assessment.
No. Only business journeys count — for example to a client or a temporary workplace.