Mileage

[ardandy 0]

Just wondering what people get for mileage at work (assuming you use your car for work)

 

I get 37p a mile and its not enough as thats to pay for everything. Theres no allowance on top of that.

[steve_16v 0]

I get 55p per mile for work use and thought that was crap, no way is 37p a mile enough to cover running costs of a rado.

[ardandy 0]

Its the same for all, regardless of type of car.

 

Which is exactly why we all put 150miles down if we've done 100. Can't afford not to.

[Phil K 0]

I've always worked on the basic princilble that 10% is generally exceptable for over calculating business milage :lol:

 

I'm fairly sure that the AA worked out (some years ago) that the average running cost for a vehicle was 42p per mile - it might be worth looking up their website to see if they have a newer calculation of this as your employer may consider raising the cost if it's a proven statistic...

[steve_16v 0]

We tend to borrow diesels if we know we're doing a lot of miles (and still put the petrol car on the expenses form :) )

[Trig 0]

My girlfriend gets 40p per mile but she drives a Ford Ka which costs about half as much to run as a Corrado!

[gradeAfailure 0]

I get 40p per mile, which just covers it if I have to use the C! Fortunately that's very rare, so hooning about in a 1.7TD Corsa van is usually order of the day... :lol:

[Blair 0]

If you get less than 40p a mile you can claim the difference in tax relief.

 

So, if you get 10p a mile you get 30p a mile tax relief....so the taxman owes you the tax you'd have paid on that 30p. If you're paying 25% tax, that's 7.5p per mile in tax rebate you'll be owed.

[biggrim 0]

I get 40p a mile for the Rado when using it for work (all the time) and thought it wasn't too bad. Still thinking of selling it and buying a Diesel in the summer. I've no where to keep a third car.

[logicaltuning 0]

ours has just gone up to 40p per mile from 30p

 

ours is shite

[corradophil 3]

40p per mile. I travelled from East Essex (near Southend) to Cardiff and back in a day and that came to £160 on my expenses with food and bits.

[Blair 0]

Mine used to be about 16p a mile plus 15 quid daily allowance. Not great.

[steve_16v 0]

I thought ours was bad, but it looks like I'm the lucky one then with 55p!

[Phil K 0]

This may be of use AA Motoring costs

[Blair 0]

I should point out it has got better since I got put on a proper company car scheme - which I immediately opted out of, on the basis I'd rather pay deprecitation on a second hand car I liked than a tax burden on a brand new Astra or the like!

[Trig 0]

This may be of use AA Motoring costs

 

Seems that 40p a mile is fair enough if you drive a cheap little runnabout but for Corrado's it's a bit more, but then it's our choice to drive these machines.. :)

[dr_mat 0]

Exactly - it's your choice.

I get 14p a mile ... but then I get a car allowance which is supposed to cover the running costs of the car. Hah! With an ageing VR6? No chance!

[dinkus 10]

If I take into account all my standing charges, petrol cost and a very conservative £250 p.a. for 'maintenance' (could easily be that in tyres alone) then my C is costing 35p/mile.

 

If it was to include my actual expenditure on parts then it would be err rather more...

[ardandy 0]

+ insurance as well dont forget!

[Blair 0]

Insurance, road tax, servicing costs, replacing worn parts and don't forget the big one - depreciation. This is the one most VR6 owners don't really need to be overly-concerned with, and one of the benefits :)

 

That's why, when I chose my "sensible" car, I opted for something 3 years old - someone else has paid roughly half the depreciation on the car.

[dinkus 10]

+ insurance as well dont forget!

 

Yeah, that would include...

 

MOT

Road tax

Insurance

Breakdown cover (expensive one with relay!)

Petrol at 95p/litre

£250 of annual maintenance (which is probably too low, but it's a bare minimum number)

8,000 miles

[billinjah 0]

i get 52p a mile which is great when im in the tdi audi i did 300 miles on sunday night earnt £150 and spent £15 on diesel.

[Blair 0]

You get around 85mpg out of your Audi?!? ;)

[Supercharged 2]

You get around 85mpg out of your Audi?!?

 

I think that is one of the quoted figures for the A2!

[Supercharged 2]

...Oh yeah, and I get 55 out of my Corrado :wink: