Driving Lessons as a expense

**Sockpuppet** · 18 May 2009, 21:46

No.

It must be "wholly" incurred business expense. There is no way that you could claim this is the case.

**Troll** · 18 May 2009, 22:17

Originally posted by Sockpuppet View Post

No.

It must be "wholly" incurred business expense. There is no way that you could claim this is the case.

If he /she wanted to do their HGV class 1 training - that surely would be allowable

**Sockpuppet** · 18 May 2009, 22:28

Originally posted by Troll View Post

If he /she wanted to do their HGV class 1 training - that surely would be allowable

Only if you get the training company to write the invoice out as "Health & Safety Awareness Training"

**thelace** · 19 May 2009, 08:49

HGV lessons would be an allowable expense, if he was going to be a HGV Driver, nothing else.

The answer is No

**Beefy198** · 19 May 2009, 12:28

It's worth a try... but no.

**petu_13** · 19 May 2009, 19:09

Thanks All

**WetBehindTheEars** · 20 May 2009, 20:59

Originally posted by petu_13 View Post

Hi,

I'm a contractor and learning to drive now. I currently work in London and live in Surrey. Is it possible for me put down driving lesson expenses and the driving test expenses on my company.

Please advise to the best .

Appreciated.

Driving lessons - no, no, no.

You can, however, claim for the moat to be cleaned.

**BrowneIssue** · 22 May 2009, 22:01

Originally posted by thelace View Post

HGV lessons would be an allowable expense, if he was going to be a HGV Driver, nothing else.

The proprietor of a business cannot claim back the expenses of any training that provides new skills.

This came up on the "Can I claim my MBA?" thread a few days back.

**blacjac** · 25 May 2009, 11:42

Originally posted by BrowneIssue View Post

The proprietor of a business cannot claim back the expenses of any training that provides new skills.

This came up on the "Can I claim my MBA?" thread a few days back.

I thought the ruling was nobody can claim back the expenses of new skills. But the company can pay for new skills.

I.e. pay personally and claim back = benefit in kind, company pays up front = no benefit in kind.

This was from a thread a couple of months ago......

Driving Lessons as a expense