Plug-in cars still missing from HMRC Advisory Fuel Rates
Company car mileage reimbursement rates for plug-in cars have not made it to the latest HMRC Advisory Fuel Rates despite calls from the fleet industry.
The latest AFRs still don’t include plug-in cars.
Although ACFO had urged HMRC to publish Advisory Fuel Rates for plug-in cars for Q3 onwards to increase take-up and mass adoption by fleets, the new rates continue to just cover petrol, diesel and LPG-engined models.
Speaking at the time of the ACFO call, Ian Featherstone, fleet advice manager at the Energy Saving Trust – which worked with ACFO in developing a methodology to calculate AFRs for plug-in cars, had said: “Advisory Fuel Rates are easy to use and ensure tax liabilities are not incurred and fleets need the same mechanism to fairly reimburse drivers for whichever ULEV technology is chosen.”
Changes under the latest rates, which are effective from 1 September, include a 1p per mile decrease for both petrol and LPG-engined vehicles of 1401cc to 2000cc and a 1ppm decrease for diesel and LPG vehicles over 2000cc.
All other rates stay the same.
The new AFR figures (ones for the previous quarter in brackets) are:
| Engine size | Petrol | LPG |
| 1400cc or less | 11p (11p) | 7p (7p) |
| 1401cc to 2000cc | 13p (14p) | 8p (9p) |
| Over 2000cc | 21p (21p) | 13p (14p) |
| Engine size | Diesel |
| 1600cc or less | 9p (9p) |
| 1601cc to 2000cc | 11p (11p) |
| Over 2000cc | 12p (13p) |
Hybrid cars are treated as either petrol or diesel cars for this purpose.
Fleets can use the previous rates for up to one month from the date the new rates apply.
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Natalie Middleton
Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day. Natalie edits all the Fleet World websites and newsletters, and loves to hear about any latest industry news - or gossip.
