Section 234 | The approved amount for passenger payments
From legislation.gov.uk
15 July 2026
(1)The approved amount for passenger payments is—
Formula
where—
M is the number of miles of business travel by the employee by car or van—
(a) for which the employee carries in the tax year in question one or more passengers who are also employees for whom the travel is business travel, and
(b) in respect of which passenger payments are made;
R is a rate of 5p per mile.
(2)If the employee carries for all or part of the tax year two or more passengers who are also employees for whom the travel is business travel, the approved amount for passenger payments is the total of the amounts calculated separately under subsection (1) in respect of each of those passengers.
(3)The Treasury may by regulations amend subsection (1) so as to alter the rate.