Travel expenses - change of location (4miles)

[chrisl]

Basically if i have a contact for 2 years, during this time claiming traveling expenses, and then sign another contact with the same company for a year but moving offices 4 miles away, would you still be able to claim the traveling tempory workplace expenses?

I imagine not!

[LisaContractorUmbrella]

Basically if i have a contact for 2 years, during this time claiming traveling expenses, and then sign another contact with the same company for a year but moving offices 4 miles away, would you still be able to claim the traveling tempory workplace expenses?

I imagine not!

You imagine right unfortunately chrisl The 24 month rule would apply as the distance you will be travelling will not be changing 'significantly' from one contract to the other

[foritisme]

You imagine right unfortunately chrisl The 24 month rule would apply as the distance you will be travelling will not be changing 'significantly' from one contract to the other

Is that the only condition ? I live in North Wales and the distance to South Wales and Newcastle is the same for me

[moorfield]

You imagine right unfortunately chrisl The 24 month rule would apply as the distance you will be travelling will not be changing 'significantly' from one contract to the other

If that 4 miles happens to straddle a national, county, council border or ticket pricing zone etc. you might be able to argue the toss.

[TykeMerc]

The (admittedly very poorly defined rule) is that if the journey is substantially the same in direction, duration and distance then the 24 month rule applies. As soon as you're aware that you're likely to cross 24 months then you should stop expense claims.

A 4 mile difference in the same town is substantially the same trip so the rule applies.

[blacjac]

The (admittedly very poorly defined rule) is that if the journey is substantially the same in direction, duration and distance then the 24 month rule applies. As soon as you're aware that you're likely to cross 24 months then you should stop expense claims.

A 4 mile difference in the same town is substantially the same trip so the rule applies.

Not neceseraly.

If the OP was commuting 0.5 miles and now will be commuting 4.5 miles then it is a substantially different journey. IMO.

However if the change is 50 miles to 54 then it isn't.

[Fred Bloggs]

I agree, 2 miles north or 2 miles south are completely different journeys so allowed. 200 miles, turn left for 2 miles and 200 miles, turn right for 2 miles are substantially the same journey hence disallowed.

[BolshieBastard]

Basically if i have a contact for 2 years, during this time claiming traveling expenses, and then sign another contact with the same company for a year but moving offices 4 miles away, would you still be able to claim the traveling tempory workplace expenses?

I imagine not!

Just claim it!

HMRC have to spot it first! If you work through an umbrella, they normally stop you claiming even if you're in the same county with a different client so, you'd be stuffed.

If you have your own ltd, just claim it. I did. Never been queried by HMRC either.

[chris79]

If it was me I would claim it and just leave it up to the f**kers to prove you wrong. Then again I pay for business legal cover for such events...

[TheFaQQer]

The (admittedly very poorly defined rule) is that if the journey is substantially the same in direction, duration and distance then the 24 month rule applies. As soon as you're aware that you're likely to cross 24 months then you should stop expense claims.

A 4 mile difference in the same town is substantially the same trip so the rule applies.

WHS - if the journey is substantially different, then claim it. If it isn't, then don't.