Mileage Calculator for Care Workers
Care workers drive between service users all day, and those journeys are usually claimable business mileage. Use the calculator below to work out the distance and claim value between appointments — enter each visit as a stop.
Why mileage matters for care workers
Community care workers, domiciliary carers, support workers and district nurses often drive dozens of miles a day between service users. Those inter-visit journeys are business travel, not commuting, and can be claimed at the HMRC rate.
HMRC has made clear that where an employee claims vehicle tax relief, their mileage log should include the reason for each journey and its starting and ending postcodes. That is exactly the information the calculator below captures — and exactly what MileageCalendar records automatically from your appointment calendar.
Which journeys can a care worker claim?
If you are paid by an employer, you can claim Mileage Allowance Relief on any gap between what they pay and the 55p HMRC rate.
- Travel between service users during a shift
- Travel from your base/office to your first visit
- Travel from your last visit back to your base
- Detours to pick up supplies or medication for a service user
Worked example — a morning shift
Add each visit as a stop in the calculator to get the full route distance in one go.
Four visits across a morning
Calculate your mileage
Start postcode → add stops → destination → calculate. Free, no sign-up.
Quick Mileage Calculator
Enter two locations to instantly calculate your driving distance and mileage allowance. Free — no sign-up required.
IRS official rate of $0.76 per mile, applied to every mile of this journey.
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Tip: add multiple stops to calculate the total distance and allowance for your whole journey.