Should I be taking my car allowance differently?

[aceparts_com]

We've got a company van which we use exclusively for business and pay for the fuel on our business card. When I have to use my own car for meetings etc I usually pay for the fuel using the card.
Is this OK to do or should I be paying for it myself and claiming it back with mileage allowance at the end of the year? I now also think (having read other threads) that paying for it myself and offsetting it against my tax bill would be a nice way of reducing my tax by a few thousand?

[simpo two]

I'm sure it depends on the exact case, but for me my car is 'private car used for business' and 75% of all my motoring expenses are put through the books. So the more I spend, the more I save

[aceparts_com]

That must be it then. Maybe i'll do some donuts tomorrow

It's usually quicker and easier to ask here than contact my accountant.

[Jaglover]

If you are using a private car for business then you can claim the IR agreed mileage rates from the company (40P a mile for the first 10,000 business miles I think)

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Jaglover said:

If you are using a private car for business then you can claim the IR agreed mileage rates from the company (40P a mile for the first 10,000 business miles I think)

You can claim anything you like (subject to the company agreeing to pay, of course). However only the first 40p (for 10K miles) is tax free.