2019/20
- Advisory rates only apply where employers reimburse employees for business travel in a company car or require employees to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel in a company car.
- If the rate paid per mile of business travel is no higher than the advisory rate for the particular engine size and fuel type of the car, HMRC will accept that there is no taxable profit and no Class 1 NIC liability.
The advisory fuel rates for journeys undertaken on or after 1 March 2019 are:
| Engine size | Petrol |
|---|---|
| 1400cc or less | 11p |
| 1401cc - 2000cc | 14p |
| Over 2000cc | 21p |
| Engine size | Diesel |
|---|---|
| 1600cc or less | 10p |
| 1601cc - 2000cc | 11p |
| Over 2000cc | 13p |
| Engine size | LPG |
|---|---|
| 1400cc or less | 7p |
| 1401cc - 2000cc | 8p |
| Over 2000cc | 13p |
Hybrid cars are treated as either petrol or diesel cars for this purpose.