Can I claim mileage (transport) if travel by public transport

[sy8111]

Hi, my understanding is that if I use public transport, I can't claim mileage, but only can claim expense against actual transportation cost. Is this correct? If so I need to keep all public transport receipt ?

Thanks

[MarillionFan]

Hi, my understanding is that if I use public transport, I can't claim mileage, but only can claim expense against actual transportation cost. Is this correct? If so I need to keep all public transport receipt ?

Thanks

You need to keep all receipts(in principle) for claiming.

You could 'claim' mileage for driving at 40p per mile. Not sure how the IR could prove that you didn't drive.

[northernladuk]

You need to keep all receipts(in principle) for claiming.

You could 'claim' mileage for driving at 40p per mile. Not sure how the IR could prove that you didn't drive.

You need to keep your fuel VAT receipts to prove you bought enough fuel to cover the mileage you claim. There is a sum that for every x pounds spent on petrol they will assume you have done y miles. Someone posted it on here ages ago. If you get investigated they will ask you to prove you have done those miles, if you MOT cert says you have only done 5k miles since last MOT and you have claimed 10K your up the swanee, same if you can't produce the receipts.

[TykeMerc]

Hi, my understanding is that if I use public transport, I can't claim mileage, but only can claim expense against actual transportation cost. Is this correct?

Yes.

If so I need to keep all public transport receipt ?

Yes.

[CheeseSlice]

You could 'claim' mileage for driving at 40p per mile.

...and after 8 years this rate is unchanged

[TykeMerc]

...and after 8 years this rate is unchanged

Indeed, that's irritated me for quite a while, I hadn't realised the 40p/25p rates were 8 years old though, how time flies.

The cost of fuel has increased significantly in that time.

[d000hg]

Though even now 40p is quite reasonable IMO... it's more the case that 8 years ago these rates were a money tree.

[xoggoth]

Given average depreciation of a car the 40p is just adequate if you can get lowish cost insurance and have no major repair bills. 25p certainly isn't.

[d000hg]

Well it depends doesn't it... your car is going to depreciate anyway. Should mileage cover all the costs of running a car, when it is not required to only have business use?

[Craig@Clarity]

Hi, my understanding is that if I use public transport, I can't claim mileage, but only can claim expense against actual transportation cost. Is this correct? If so I need to keep all public transport receipt ?

Thanks

Yes you are correct. Provided that you are working at a temporary workplace, you can claim the actual cost of the public transport. Try and get a receipt where possible just in case HMRC ever need you to back up your expenses claim. If you are taking the train you could claim the cost of driving to the train station as well as car parking costs.