SS EV claiming mileage
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Keeping it short and sweet, I’m doing a few longer trips for work recently in my salary sacrifice EV which has meant public charging at 60 to 90p/kWh. The HMRC EV company car mileage claim rate of 10p/mile rate isn’t touching the charging costs let alone going some way to reimbursing me for the mileage used out of my deal (which I may well have to increase mileage on to cover the extra business journeys).
My employer are interested in ways of reimbursing me for the car use - how do other businesses approach covering your costs please?
My employer are interested in ways of reimbursing me for the car use - how do other businesses approach covering your costs please?
foggy said:
Keeping it short and sweet, I’m doing a few longer trips for work recently in my salary sacrifice EV which has meant public charging at 60 to 90p/kWh. The HMRC EV company car mileage claim rate of 10p/mile rate isn’t touching the charging costs let alone going some way to reimbursing me for the mileage used out of my deal (which I may well have to increase mileage on to cover the extra business journeys).
My employer are interested in ways of reimbursing me for the car use - how do other businesses approach covering your costs please?
Your company can choose to pay you whatever mileage rate they want.My employer are interested in ways of reimbursing me for the car use - how do other businesses approach covering your costs please?
Are you aware you can claim the tax back on the difference between what your company pay you, and 45p?
That's 14p/mile for higher rate.
JD said:
foggy said:
Keeping it short and sweet, I’m doing a few longer trips for work recently in my salary sacrifice EV which has meant public charging at 60 to 90p/kWh. The HMRC EV company car mileage claim rate of 10p/mile rate isn’t touching the charging costs let alone going some way to reimbursing me for the mileage used out of my deal (which I may well have to increase mileage on to cover the extra business journeys).
My employer are interested in ways of reimbursing me for the car use - how do other businesses approach covering your costs please?
Your company can choose to pay you whatever mileage rate they want.My employer are interested in ways of reimbursing me for the car use - how do other businesses approach covering your costs please?
Are you aware you can claim the tax back on the difference between what your company pay you, and 45p?
That's 14p/mile for higher rate.
Best way is actual receipts as noted above.
The company can, of course, pay you anything they want as long as the tax/NI is paid!
Our company takes the view that the 10p/mile HMRC rate balances out overall. Charge overnight on a decent EV rate and you’re looking at around 3p/mile cost, so you’re making ~7p/mile.
Definitely losing per mile when using rapid chargers, but they think it balances out overall…
Later this year I’ll move onto the new SS scheme and my plan is to get something with decent range (>350 mile quoted/WLTP) with a view to maximising home charging and minimising expensive fast and rapid charging on the road.
Definitely losing per mile when using rapid chargers, but they think it balances out overall…
Later this year I’ll move onto the new SS scheme and my plan is to get something with decent range (>350 mile quoted/WLTP) with a view to maximising home charging and minimising expensive fast and rapid charging on the road.
sixor8 said:
My sister has had a Kia e-Niro on SS for over 3 years. She uses it for business journeys regularly and her firm pay her 45p per mile, the same as those who work there with petrol or diesel cars. 
It offsets having to use public chargers occasionally but she has a charger at home too.
If you're on salary sacrifice and you're getting HMRC approved private-vehicle mileage for business use then you're going to be paying tax on that. It offsets having to use public chargers occasionally but she has a charger at home too.Tractor Driver said:
Our company takes the view that the 10p/mile HMRC rate balances out overall. Charge overnight on a decent EV rate and you’re looking at around 3p/mile cost, so you’re making ~7p/mile.
Same with our company too, 10p a mile for EV on SS scheme. 30p for petrol or diesel though.
Evanivitch said:
sixor8 said:
My sister has had a Kia e-Niro on SS for over 3 years. She uses it for business journeys regularly and her firm pay her 45p per mile, the same as those who work there with petrol or diesel cars. It offsets having to use public chargers occasionally but she has a charger at home too.
If you're on salary sacrifice and you're getting HMRC approved private-vehicle mileage for business use then you're going to be paying tax on that. It offsets having to use public chargers occasionally but she has a charger at home too.
It’s an odd one because if the company pays for all the charging there is no benefit in kind at all. But payment above the HMRC rates with no evidence means the excess is taxable. Get the evidence that actual cost is more than the HMRC rate and that’s ok. Getting the employer that that is another matter
oop north said:
It’s an odd one because if the company pays for all the charging there is no benefit in kind at all. But payment above the HMRC rates with no evidence means the excess is taxable. Get the evidence that actual cost is more than the HMRC rate and that’s ok. Getting the employer that that is another matter
Yeah getting a receipt on a contactless rapid is a nightmare!Evanivitch said:
oop north said:
It’s an odd one because if the company pays for all the charging there is no benefit in kind at all. But payment above the HMRC rates with no evidence means the excess is taxable. Get the evidence that actual cost is more than the HMRC rate and that’s ok. Getting the employer that that is another matter
Yeah getting a receipt on a contactless rapid is a nightmare!
it was only fairly recently this issue of being out of pocket for rapid charging was recognised and the ex’s policy was updated.Gassing Station | EV and Alternative Fuels | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff