Claiming business mileage for others using my car
Discussion
No idea which is the correct forum for this but here goes.
I have a personal lease car through my employer and a fuel card. All the fuel is personal so I'm taxed on the full amount spent on the card but can offset this by 45p/25p for business mileage.
Question is can I claim the same if a colleague borrows my car for business use? Assuming they don't put any fuel in it of course!
I have a personal lease car through my employer and a fuel card. All the fuel is personal so I'm taxed on the full amount spent on the card but can offset this by 45p/25p for business mileage.
Question is can I claim the same if a colleague borrows my car for business use? Assuming they don't put any fuel in it of course!
Bumping an old thread.
Was speaking to a colleague who said that someone had previously got in trouble for doing this, so I decided to phone HMRC.
Spoke to a 'tech' who said that I can't claim when others use my car. Although he said that they could claim themselves for the actual cost to them.
He suggested, and this isn't a joke, that I rented the car to the colleague at 45p per mile, which I could receive tax free (????!!!!????), and they then claimed this back.
Now of course they wouldn't actually get 45p back, it would be 9 or 18 depending on tax rate, but it just seems like it's too much hassle!
Was speaking to a colleague who said that someone had previously got in trouble for doing this, so I decided to phone HMRC.
Spoke to a 'tech' who said that I can't claim when others use my car. Although he said that they could claim themselves for the actual cost to them.
He suggested, and this isn't a joke, that I rented the car to the colleague at 45p per mile, which I could receive tax free (????!!!!????), and they then claimed this back.
Now of course they wouldn't actually get 45p back, it would be 9 or 18 depending on tax rate, but it just seems like it's too much hassle!
Eric Mc said:
It also sounds illegal. I don't think just anybody is allowed to lease their car to a member of the public. I'm sure your insurance company might not be too impressed either.
Indeed, no idea how that would work with 'leasing' it to someone!Just for the record, colleagues are insured to drive the car as it's covered on a company fleet policy, notwithstanding the ridiculous leasing thing!
I pay an all inclusive (bar fuel) lease. Car is leased to me with a credit agreement in my name so as far as I know it's "my" car, and how/who I pay for it is irrelevant?
i.e. I could have a Peugeot 'just add fuel', or a MINI with TLC servicing and it wouldn't make a difference?
That's the conclusion I've come to from reading the HMRC documents anyway.
i.e. I could have a Peugeot 'just add fuel', or a MINI with TLC servicing and it wouldn't make a difference?
That's the conclusion I've come to from reading the HMRC documents anyway.
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