The benchmark scale rate, is it still advisory and not compulsory? A friend of mine who has a company employs a number of full and part-time coach drivers). Two of them were away on a double manned job the other day and one of the drivers came back and basically said to her that she needs to give him extra money for being away from home. He then showed her a screenshot from the HMRC website with the Benchmark scale table - he pointed to the part showing the 15 hours and said she has to give him £25. That’s not right is it?