Using an EV car as a company car

[CooperS]

Hello all,

So I'm about to get a company car (or opt out and use my own I3 Rex). Either way I'd be using an EV car and be travelling couple of times a week at around 100 miles to visit suppliers etc.

I've looked on the government website and seen that the cap on mileage allowance is 4p per mile......

Now the cheeky question. Because I have a i3 Range Extender which is no longer in the top category (i.e. not pure electric) can I claim that I'm in a less than 1400cc car? This adds 10p per mile which is not to be quibbled at...

Either way as I say i'll stick with my i3 or as was my intention before this promotion get the new Pug 208e in 2020.

[jonwm]

My work pay as a petrol through the expense claims procedure.

They dont follow HMRC on any of them if I recall.

Petrol is about 20p an diesel 13p currently based on 1998cc hybrid certainly get the 20p

[Toaster]

jonwm said:

My work pay as a petrol through the expense claims procedure.

They dont follow HMRC on any of them if I recall.

Petrol is about 20p an diesel 13p currently based on 1998cc hybrid certainly get the 20p

Hope you claim the difference on your tax returned if the HMRC rule says 45p your company pays you 20p you should be able to claim the other 25p

[caseys]

Our company reimburse REX drivers as if it was a petrol car.

The HMRC figure for pure EV is a guideline. And if the company can prove it costs more per mile to run they can pay extra. I’m arguing the case of the per kWh costs at public chargepoints versus the mileage I can do per kWh because some like geniepoint and shell work out at far more than 4ppm

[Scrump]

Toaster said:

ope you claim the difference on your tax returned if the HMRC rule says 45p your company pays you 20p you should be able to claim the other 25p

You can claim the tax paid on the 25p, not the full 25p.

[Scrump]

OP, the HMRC rates would not apply if you opted out and used your own i3. Does your company still pay HMRC company car rates or would you then be able to claim the full 45p max allowance which HMRC allow for private cars however they are powered?

[CooperS]

Honestly I don't know. This is all new to me. My colleagues with cars have rather boring A class/ Astra / generic VW product company cars as you don't need to pay much more than BIK to obtain.

I've asked our HR helpline to see what they think corporately.

[RemutIan]

Might be worth checking the post about the new BIK rates. For company car drivers it is a no brainer to switch.