United Kingdom · Approved mileage allowance payments

Mileage rates in the UK

The 55p rate applies from 6 April 2026, replacing the 45p that had stood since 2011.

Work out a claim for the UK See what it used to be

What applies now

What applies now
Band	Rate
The first 10,000 miles	55p
Everything past 10,000 miles	25p
Each passenger carried	5p

How a claim is worked out

Take 12,000 miles of business travel in the UK. The bands apply in order, so each one is charged at its own rate rather than the whole distance at the top rate.

Band	Distance	Rate	Amount
The first 10,000 miles	10,000	55p	£5,500.00
Everything past 10,000 miles	2,000	25p	£500.00
Total			£6,000.00

What it used to be

Rates in the UK, newest first. Use the row that covers the date you drove, not the one in force today: an amended return is worked out at the rate that applied at the time.

Period	Applies	Rate
2026/27 Now	Since 6 Apr 2026	55p (10,000) · 25p · 5p a passenger
2011/12 to 2025/26	6 Apr 2011 to 5 Apr 2026	45p (10,000) · 25p · 5p a passenger

2026/27 The first change to the approved rates in fifteen years.
2011/12 to 2025/26 Set by the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (Rates) Regulations 2011, and untouched for fifteen tax years.

Quick answers

What is the mileage rate in the UK?

55p per business mile, banded to 25p past 10,000. Published by: HMRC. The 55p rate applies from 6 April 2026, replacing the 45p that had stood since 2011. Checked against the source on 27 September 2026.

When did the rate in the UK last change?

The current figures apply from 6 Apr 2026. Before that: 45p per business mile, for the first 10,000 mi (6 Apr 2011 to 5 Apr 2026).

What does 12,000 miles of business travel come to in the UK?

£6,000.00 at the rates above. It is an estimate, and not tax advice.

Who publishes the rate for the UK?

HMRC. Travel: mileage and fuel rates and allowances; Expenses and benefits: business travel mileage, rules for tax; Claim tax relief for your job expenses: vehicles you use for work; Claim tax relief for your job expenses; Ordinary commuting and private travel (490: Chapter 3); Advisory fuel rates; Keeping your pay and tax records: how long to keep your records; Business records if you are self-employed: how long to keep your records; Increasing mileage rates.

Where these figures come from

Travel: mileage and fuel rates and allowancesThe approved rates, the 10,000-mile threshold, and the 5p passenger rate.
Expenses and benefits: business travel mileage, rules for taxHow approved mileage allowance payments work.
Claim tax relief for your job expenses: vehicles you use for workMileage Allowance Relief when an employer pays less than the approved rate, and the records to send with a claim.
Claim tax relief for your job expensesHow to claim, and why Self Assessment filers claim on their return instead.
Ordinary commuting and private travel (490: Chapter 3)What counts as a business journey, and why the commute does not.
Advisory fuel ratesThe separate, quarterly rates that apply to company cars.
Keeping your pay and tax records: how long to keep your recordsHow long employees must keep records.
Business records if you are self-employed: how long to keep your recordsHow long the self-employed must keep records.
Increasing mileage ratesThe 2026 increase to 55p, announced on 21 May 2026 and backdated to 6 April.

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