Mileage Rates

Bendihorse

On occasion I am required to do an 250mile each way trip for work purposes, total trip time would be roughly 600kms and I have to make the trip in my own car.
This wasn't in my contract or discussed when I was hired but of course I am willing to do it. The problem is that I don't think I am being provided a fair rate.

The company pays as follows:

up to 1.138cc = 0.38c / upto 1.387 = 0.42 / over 1.387 = 0.50 per MILE.

Now when is started the job a year ago the rates were the same and as we all know, petrol prices have gone up a lot since then. My car is a 3l petrol so as you can imaging 1.387l is just half the engine capacity.

What are the standards for mileage rates? I found this link and it has the following rates:

Official Motor Engine Capacity & Travel in acalendar year:

Up to 6,437 Km
(4,000 miles) 1,200cc = 39.12 1,200 - 1,500cc = 46.25 1,501cc and over = 59.07

6,438 Km and over
(4,001 miles and over) 21.22, 23.62, 28.46.


http://www.taxation.ie/guide-to-irish-tax/motor-expenses/

Stheno

there are no standard mileage rates outside the public sector

poppers

Bendihorse wrote: »

On occasion I am required to do an 250mile each way trip for work purposes, total trip time would be roughly 600kms and I have to make the trip in my own car.
This wasn't in my contract or discussed when I was hired but of course I am willing to do it. The problem is that I don't think I am being provided a fair rate.

The company pays as follows:

up to 1.138cc = 0.38c / upto 1.387 = 0.42 / over 1.387 = 0.50 per MILE.

Now when is started the job a year ago the rates were the same and as we all know, petrol prices have gone up a lot since then. My car is a 3l petrol so as you can imaging 1.387l is just half the engine capacity.

What are the standards for mileage rates? I found this link and it has the following rates:

Official Motor Engine Capacity & Travel in acalendar year:

Up to 6,437 Km
(4,000 miles) 1,200cc = 39.12 1,200 - 1,500cc = 46.25 1,501cc and over = 59.07

6,438 Km and over
(4,001 miles and over) 21.22, 23.62, 28.46.


http://www.taxation.ie/guide-to-irish-tax/motor-expenses/

500miles rtn jpurney equals €250 i doubt the car uses that much petrol so i'd say your still well in pocket.

Bendihorse

poppers wrote: »

500miles rtn jpurney equals €250 i doubt the car uses that much petrol so i'd say your still well in pocket.

Thats not really the point poppers, the car I drive is an M3, it does about 20mpg, it costs a lot to insure, tax, maintain and put tyres on. Not my companies problem I know but they asked me to use my own car.

I have a friend with a 1.6l and she gets €1/mile. This would appear to be a good rate tho, I accept that. If it was somewhere around the rates as shown on the taxation.ie website I would be happy.

Anyway, thanks for the replies.

muboop1

Bendihorse wrote: »

Thats not really the point poppers, the car I drive is an M3, it does about 20mpg, it costs a lot to insure, tax, maintain and put tyres on. Not my companies problem I know but they asked me to use my own car.

I have a friend with a 1.6l and she gets €1/mile. This would appear to be a good rate tho, I accept that. If it was somewhere around the rates as shown on the taxation.ie website I would be happy.

Anyway, thanks for the replies.

If your job is stable and secure (as possible given the climate) would you not be better off investing in a cheap diesel or low sized engine car? In the long run you would save money as ell as not wreck your m3 or ruin its resale value?

dudara

For your reference, I work for a major professional services firm and we receive a flat rate of 43.5c/km.

In order to receive this, we have to have travel for work purposes disclosed on our insurance - though this doesn't really add mch extra to my insurance.

Stheno

dudara wrote: »

For your reference, I work for a major professional services firm and we receive a flat rate of 43.5c/km.

In order to receive this, we have to have travel for work purposes disclosed on our insurance - though this doesn't really add mch extra to my insurance.

I'm the same I have to have the fact I use my car for work on my insurance policy, and I get a flat fee per trip, the mileage doesn't come into it.

Some weeks I can do 6-800 miles (one week I did 1084), and I get the same flat fee per trip (usual trip is 200 miles)

I did work it out in terms of petrol, insurance, wear and tear, servicing etc and I did come out better off even with the flat fee for mileage, it works out based on the trips I've done as between 40 and 50 cent per mile.

I do however drive a 1.6L car. Most mileage policies that call out different rates on cars do differentiate up to 1.6 or 1.8 but don't pay higher rates after that engine size.