New advisory fuel rates from 1st March 2011

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HMRC have published new advisory fuel rates to be used from 1st March 2011. This is due to the rapid increases in petrol prices.

These rates apply to all journeys on or after 1 March 2011 until further notice, allowing them to reflect fuel prices more quickly. For one month from the date of change, employers may use either the previous or new current rates, as they choose. Employers may therefore make or require supplementary payments if they so wish, but are under no obligation to do either.

 

Engine size

Petrol

Diesel

LPG

1400cc or less

14p

13p

10p

1401cc to 2000cc

16p

13p

12p

Over 2000cc

23p

16p

17p

 

Petrol hybrid cars are treated as petrol cars for this purpose.

These rates are calculated from the fuel prices in the tables below:

 

Petrol

Engine size
(cc)

Mean
MPG

Applied
MPG

Fuel price
(per litre)

Fuel price
(per gallon)

Pence
per mile

AFR

up to 1400

47.36

42.6

128.9

586.1

13.7

14

1400 - 2000

40.21

36.2

128.9

586.1

16.2

16

over 2000

28.22

25.4

128.9

586.1

23.1

23

 

Diesel

Engine size
(cc)

Mean
MPG

Applied
MPG

Fuel price
(per litre)

Fuel price
(per gallon)

Pence
per mile

AFR

up to 2000

53.85

48.5

134.0

609.4

12.6

13

Over 2000

41.45

37.3

134.0

609.4

16.3

16

 

LPG

Engine size
(cc)

Mean
MPG

Applied
MPG

Fuel price
(per litre)

Fuel price
(per gallon)

Pence
per mile

AFR

up to 1400

37.9

34.1

76.5

347.8

10.2

10

1400 - 2000

32.2

29.0

76.5

347.8

12.0

12

over 2000

22.6

20.3

76.5

347.8

17.1

17

 

Notes:

  1. Mean mpg - miles per gallon - from manufacturers’ information, weighted by annual sales to businesses (Fleet Audits, 2009).
  2. Applied mpg - adjusted downwards by 10 per cent to take account of real driving conditions and lower fuel economy for older cars.
  3. For LPG, mpg is assumed to be 20 per cent lower than for petrol due to lower volumetric energy density.
  4. Department for Business, Innovation & Skill's latest petrol and diesel prices (22 November 2010), LPG (UK Average) from AA website (November 2010).
Last modified on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 11:22

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