{"id":124993,"date":"2026-09-01T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=124993"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:33:57","slug":"millions-of-cars-affected-hmrc-fuel-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/millions-of-cars-affected-hmrc-fuel-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Millions of Cars Affected as HMRC Introduces New Fuel Charges for Drivers From Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The new rates affect petrol, diesel, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and electric vehicles, although the changes vary depending on engine size and fuel type. According to HMRC, the advisory fuel rates are updated every three months and are designed only for employees using company cars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New HMRC Rates Change Petrol and Diesel Mileage Payments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The biggest petrol change applies to vehicles with engines above 2,000cc. The advisory rate <\/strong>has increased from 26p per mile to 27p per mile from 1 September 2026. Petrol vehicles with engines up to 1,400cc remain at 14p per mile, while cars between 1,401cc and 2,000cc stay at 17p per mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diesel drivers will see some reductions. Vehicles with engines between 1,601cc and 2,000cc have moved from 17p per mile to 16p per mile, while diesel cars above 2,000cc have dropped from 23p per mile to 22p per mile. Cars with diesel engines up to 1,600cc remain unchanged at 15p per mile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to HMRC<\/strong>, petrol and diesel advisory rates are calculated using recent fuel price information from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero<\/a>. The rates are intended to reflect typical fuel costs for company car journeys rather than private vehicles or general mileage claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rules allow employers to reimburse employees for business travel in company cars using the advisory rates. They can also be used when employees repay the cost of fuel used for private travel in a company vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HMRC fuel rate changes: petrol rises while diesel rates fall for company cars \u00a9 Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Electric and LPG Rates Remain Stable After Quarterly Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Electric vehicle drivers <\/a>will see no change to the current advisory rates. HMRC continues to use separate figures for home and public charging after splitting the rates in earlier updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rate for electric cars charged at home remains at 7p per mile, while the rate for public charging stays at 15p per mile. According to HMRC<\/strong>, electric vehicle rates are calculated using information from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Office for National Statistics, Department for Transport consumption data and annual business car sales figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LPG vehicles also received updated figures. Cars with engines up to 1,400cc remain at 11p per mile, and those between 1,401cc and 2,000cc stay at 13p per mile. LPG vehicles above 2,000cc have a reduced rate of 20p per mile, down from 21p.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HMRC states that hybrid vehicles are treated according to their fuel powertrain<\/strong>, meaning they follow either petrol or diesel advisory rates depending on the vehicle type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The updated figures apply only to company car users. HMRC advises that the rates should not be used for other mileage situations. Companies and employees using different reimbursement arrangements may need to follow separate tax rules when processing fuel payments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Drivers using company cars are facing updated reimbursement rates after HM Revenue and Customs introduced its latest advisory fuel rates. The quarterly review changes the amount that businesses and employees can use when covering business mileage or repaying fuel costs for private journeys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125001,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124993\/revisions\/125001"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}