Mileage question

[northernladuk]

But AIUI the client wants to see fuel receipts to at least the value of the amount claimed, not just to the value of the fuel needed to drive the miles claimed.

So for example you might claim 100 miles @ 45p/mi = 45.00
Fuel for this might only cost less than 20.00 so you wouldn't have receipts for 45.00.

As sevaral people have said, the mileage allowance is intended to cover more than just the fuel.

As a side comment, I detest clients who bull-headedly insist on implementing a "company policy" that contradicts an agreed contract - "bull-headedly" because they can only see the big permie employer POV that the company decides and you accept.

No... for two reasons..

Firstly they are not checking against the 45p that is a value that is supposed to include wear and tear of vehicle etc not the direct price of petrol.

Secondly (and linked) when I was a permie they used a value of 18p for every mile or something around that so 18px100 is £18. This was a very long time ago as well when petrol was far cheaper so a large margin to work with. They were after the sales guys putting 100's of miles a day in but not leaving the house, not the guy adding 10% to the 20 miles a month he does.

[craig1]

But AIUI the client wants to see fuel receipts to at least the value of the amount claimed, not just to the value of the fuel needed to drive the miles claimed.

This.

[SueEllen]

Secondly (and linked) when I was a permie they used a value of 18p for every mile or something around that so 18px100 is £18. This was a very long time ago as well when petrol was far cheaper so a large margin to work with. They were after the sales guys putting 100's of miles a day in but not leaving the house, not the guy adding 10% to the 20 miles a month he does.

I had that when I was a permie. In the end this didn't work as it's not hard to get fuel reciepts from other people, so they capped the amount they could claim per month.