HMRC Fuel Rate Change
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published their latest rates to calculate the monetary value of fuel used in a company car.
These are used by employers to calculate:
- the amount to claim back from employees when the employer has met the costs of private mileage, or
- the amount to reimburse employees for business mileage when they have met their fuel costs directly.
If employers reimburse business mileage according to HMRC's prescribed rates (being a guide for average fuel consumption) then these are not treated as earnings for tax and National Insurance (NI). For one month from the date of change, i.e. the month of March, HMRC has confirmed that employers can use either the old or new rates.
New rates
Journeys on or after 1 June 2011
| Engine size | Petrol | Diesel | LPG |
| 1400cc or less | 15p | 12p | 11p |
| 1401 – 2000cc | 18p | 15p | 13p |
| Over 2000cc | 26p | 18p | 18p |
Previous rates
Journeys on or after 1 March 2011
| Engine size | Petrol | Diesel | LPG |
| 1400cc or less | 14p | 13p | 10p |
| 1401 – 2000cc | 16p | 13p | 12p |
| Over 2000cc | 23p | 16p | 17p |
Journeys made from 1 December 2010 to 28 February 2011
| Engine size | Petrol | Diesel | LPG |
| 1400cc or less | 13p | 12p | 9p |
| 1401 – 2000cc | 15p | 12p | 10p |
| Over 2000cc | 21p | 15p | 15p |
Further guidance can be found on HMRC's website at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cars/advisory_fuel_current.htm
For further information, please get in touch with your usual Mazars contact or:
Jon Claypole - Partner
