Hi guys. Could you please tell me that if I’m traveling from my business address (office) which is also my house and I’m driving to the yard where my lorry is parked (o centre) will that be classified as business millage?
Kind regards.
I believe so, £0.45 per mile claimed off your tax bill …
The umbrella company should be able to clarify that 
Driver Pete:
Hi guys. Could you please tell me that if I’m traveling from my business address (office) which is also my house and I’m driving to the yard where my lorry is parked (o centre) will that be classified as business millage?
Kind regards.
Best of luck with that. You can’t claim for travelling from home to your main place of work and just because you have a bedroom as an office doesn’t make that your main place of work when you spend 60hrs a week in the truck.
You can only claim business mileage with a business vehicle, my accountant claims an amount of business mileage in the form of diesel allowance, no need to calculate mileage or keep diesel receipts anymore, it is an amount that is accepted by HMRC as legitimate travelling expenses the same as PPE allowance, electricity and gas can be claimed as a small percentage for your home office etc. This is for a small business self employed which you sound like. Your accountant will sort it out for you on your self assessment.
Conor:
Driver Pete:
Hi guys. Could you please tell me that if I’m traveling from my business address (office) which is also my house and I’m driving to the yard where my lorry is parked (o centre) will that be classified as business millage?
Kind regards.Best of luck with that. You can’t claim for travelling from home to your main place of work and just because you have a bedroom as an office doesn’t make that your main place of work when you spend 60hrs a week in the truck.
That’s what I thought too be honest. However I wanted to double check.
Thank you.
Conor:
Driver Pete:
Hi guys. Could you please tell me that if I’m traveling from my business address (office) which is also my house and I’m driving to the yard where my lorry is parked (o centre) will that be classified as business millage?
Kind regards.Best of luck with that. You can’t claim for travelling from home to your main place of work and just because you have a bedroom as an office doesn’t make that your main place of work when you spend 60hrs a week in the truck.
Indeed. The taxman specifically excludes “ordinary commuting” from the definition of business mileage.
Ordinary commuting is broadly a regular journey between your home (whether your home or domestic premises is also partly used for business or not) and the usual commercial premises from which you begin work.
Or, if you usually or always begin (and/or end) the day’s work at home, then the journey between home and the first and last commercial premises that you usually visit as part of a daily routine of work, is considered the “commute”.
Rjan:
Indeed. The taxman specifically excludes “ordinary commuting” from the definition of business mileage.Ordinary commuting is broadly a regular journey between your home (whether your home or domestic premises is also partly used for business or not) and the usual commercial premises from which you begin work.
Or, if you usually or always begin (and/or end) the day’s work at home, then the journey between home and the first and last commercial premises that you usually visit as part of a daily routine of work, is considered the “commute”.
He can still claim an allowance for legitimate business mileage which is an amount set by HMRC so his commute will be covered as he probably doesn’t cover the legitimate business mileage anyway.
Rjan:
Conor:
Driver Pete:
Hi guys. Could you please tell me that if I’m traveling from my business address (office) which is also my house and I’m driving to the yard where my lorry is parked (o centre) will that be classified as business millage?
Kind regards.Best of luck with that. You can’t claim for travelling from home to your main place of work and just because you have a bedroom as an office doesn’t make that your main place of work when you spend 60hrs a week in the truck.
That is better explanation than my accountant could provide
Indeed. The taxman specifically excludes “ordinary commuting” from the definition of business mileage.
Ordinary commuting is broadly a regular journey between your home (whether your home or domestic premises is also partly used for business or not) and the usual commercial premises from which you begin work.
Or, if you usually or always begin (and/or end) the day’s work at home, then the journey between home and the first and last commercial premises that you usually visit as part of a daily routine of work, is considered the “commute”.
Driver Pete:
Rjan:
Conor:
Driver Pete:
Hi guys. Could you please tell me that if I’m traveling from my business address (office) which is also my house and I’m driving to the yard where my lorry is parked (o centre) will that be classified as business millage?
Kind regards.Best of luck with that. You can’t claim for travelling from home to your main place of work and just because you have a bedroom as an office doesn’t make that your main place of work when you spend 60hrs a week in the truck.
Indeed. The taxman specifically excludes “ordinary commuting” from the definition of business mileage.
Ordinary commuting is broadly a regular journey between your home (whether your home or domestic premises is also partly used for business or not) and the usual commercial premises from which you begin work.
Or, if you usually or always begin (and/or end) the day’s work at home, then the journey between home and the first and last commercial premises that you usually visit as part of a daily routine of work, is considered the “commute”.
That is better explanation than my accountant could provide 
If you drive a van pick up milk/bread for yard workers use and it’s a delivery, get a receipt daily and claim mileage from local shop to yard.
3 wheeler:
If you drive a van pick up milk/bread for yard workers use and it’s a delivery, get a receipt daily and claim mileage from local shop to yard.
Thank you for a hint
If im right in thinking the OP is starting out as an owner driver then get a cheap van to run around in, then all mileage is business related 
chaversdad:
If im right in thinking the OP is starting out as an owner driver then get a cheap van to run around in, then all mileage is business related
That makes sense as this is a commercial vehicle. Cheers
Driver Pete:
chaversdad:
If im right in thinking the OP is starting out as an owner driver then get a cheap van to run around in, then all mileage is business relatedThat makes sense as this is a commercial vehicle. Cheers
I went to a Scania drive event when the next gen came out and there was about 10 owner drivers there that i knew, carpark was like a bloody travellers wedding, Transits, Ford Rangers, Hilux, L200 
everyones at it
chaversdad:
Driver Pete:
chaversdad:
If im right in thinking the OP is starting out as an owner driver then get a cheap van to run around in, then all mileage is business relatedThat makes sense as this is a commercial vehicle. Cheers
I went to a Scania drive event when the next gen came out and there was about 10 owner drivers there that i knew, carpark was like a bloody travellers wedding, Transits, Ford Rangers, Hilux, L200
Logloving it .
Just to clarify…so even knowing I’ll still commute to the yard just because it’s a commercial vehiclethat will still be business millage is that right?
Driver Pete:
chaversdad:
Driver Pete:
chaversdad:
If im right in thinking the OP is starting out as an owner driver then get a cheap van to run around in, then all mileage is business relatedThat makes sense as this is a commercial vehicle. Cheers
I went to a Scania drive event when the next gen came out and there was about 10 owner drivers there that i knew, carpark was like a bloody travellers wedding, Transits, Ford Rangers, Hilux, L200
Just to clarify…so even knowing I’ll still commute to the yard just because it’s a commercial vehiclethat will still be business millage is that right?
It certainly makes it more arguable than using a private car!
I’m led to believe the rules are actually the same as far as commuting mileage goes, but I’ll defer to others if they differ.
You claim all miles because all miles are business related, you have use of another car for any personal use
I dont claim any so called mileage allowance, the van is bought through the business and fuelled as such , all servicing tax ins etc is also done through the business , as i say i use the wifes car for any "non business " trips
chaversdad:
You claim all miles because all miles are business related, you have use of another car for any personal useI dont claim any so called mileage allowance, the van is bought through the business and fuelled as such , all servicing tax ins etc is also done through the business , as i say i use the wifes car for any "non business " trips
Thank you. Guess what’s on my shopping list now
I’ve no idea…
How much a decent van costs 4/5k + -?
You’ll need to make that back first before the van becomes worthwhile.