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Mileage Allowances

Commons · Question 74404 · Tabled 2 Sep 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Melanie Onn

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Approved Mileage Allowance Payments rate; and whether she plans to update that rate.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 10 Sep 2025

Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle. These rates are also used by self-employed drivers to claim tax relief on business mileage (simplified mot...