Ken Whipday

Ken is the technical co-founder at Tripcatcher. He keeps threatening to write these from a beach in Vietnam, but so far hasn't made it past Yorkshire.

The image displays a car carrying coins. This represents the increase in HMRC Recommended rate to 55ppm

Mileage Rate Changes to 55p

On 21st May 2026, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a 10p per mile (ppm) increase to the tax-free mileage rates, backdated to 6th April 2026. For cars and vans, the Approved...

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Claim VAT on Mileage Expenses

If you are driving your own car for business and your business is VAT registered then you can claim VAT on mileage expenses. If you are an employer and your...