• 2026/27
  • Cars - advisory fuel rates for company cars

    • Advisory rates only apply where employers reimburse employees for business travel in a company car or require employees to repay the cost of fuel used for private travel in a company car.
    • If the rate paid per mile of business travel is no higher than the advisory rate for the particular engine size and fuel type of the car, HMRC will accept that there is no taxable profit and no Class 1 NIC liability.

    The advisory fuel rates for journeys undertaken on or after 1 March 2026 are:

    Engine size Petrol
    1400cc or less 12p
    1401cc - 2000cc 14p
    Over 2000cc 22p

    Engine size Diesel
    1600cc or less 12p
    1601cc - 2000cc 13p
    Over 2000cc 18p

    Engine size LPG
    1400cc or less 10p
    1401cc - 2000cc 12p
    Over 2000cc 19p

    Hybrid cars are treated as either petrol or diesel cars for this purpose.

    The Advisory Electricity Rate for fully electric cars is below. Electricity is not a fuel for car fuel benefit purposes.

    Advisory Electricity Rate
    Home Charger 7p
    Public Charger 15p