Mileage Calculator

HMRC Mileage Calculator 2026/27

For the 2026/27 tax year, HMRC lets you claim 55p per mile for the first 10,000 qualifying business miles you drive in a car or van, and 25p per mile after that. Use the calculator below to work out your claim from UK postcodes — no sign-up required.

55p Per Mile Mileage Calculator

55p per mile is the HMRC rate for the first 10,000 qualifying business miles you drive in a car or van in the 2026/27 tax year. Enter your journey below to see the distance and the 55p claim value instantly.

Multiple-Stop Mileage Calculator

Most working days are not a single A-to-B trip — they are a chain of appointments. The calculator below lets you add as many stops as you need and routes the whole journey in one go, so you can calculate a full day’s mileage at once.

How to Calculate Business Mileage in the UK

To calculate business mileage, record the start and end postcode of each qualifying journey, work out the distance driven, and multiply by the HMRC rate (55p/mile for the first 10,000 miles in 2026/27, 25p after). The calculator below does the maths for you.

What Counts as Business Mileage?

Business mileage is travel you make for your work that is not ordinary commuting. The most common qualifying journeys are trips to clients, between work sites, and to temporary workplaces. Use the calculator below to estimate the claim for any qualifying journey.

Can I Claim Mileage From Home to Work?

In most cases, no — travel between your home and your normal, permanent workplace is ordinary commuting and cannot be claimed. But there are important exceptions: if your home is your business base, if you travel to a temporary workplace, or if you make a business detour on the way.

HMRC Mileage Rates 2026/27 Explained

HMRC sets simplified mileage rates each tax year so you can claim for business driving without recording every receipt. For 2026/27, cars and vans get 55p per mile for the first 10,000 qualifying miles and 25p per mile after that.

Business Mileage Calculator for Sole Traders

As a sole trader, you can claim HMRC mileage for business journeys in your own vehicle at 55p per mile for the first 10,000 miles in 2026/27. Use the calculator below to estimate your claim from postcodes — no sign-up required.

Mileage Calculator for Self-Employed Workers

If you are self-employed and use your own vehicle for business, you can claim 55p per mile for the first 10,000 qualifying miles in 2026/27. Enter your journey below to calculate the distance and claim value instantly.

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.

Business Mileage for Mobile Workers

Mobile workers — field engineers, delivery drivers, community nurses, surveyors — rack up most of their mileage between jobs, not on a single commute. Those inter-site journeys are business mileage and can be claimed at 55p per mile (up to 10,000 miles in 2026/27). Use the calculator below to estimate a full day’s route.

Business Mileage for Tradespeople

Tradespeople drive between jobs all day, and those journeys between sites are claimable business mileage. Use the calculator below to calculate a full day’s route — enter each job as a stop and get the total distance and HMRC claim value at 55p per mile.

Business Mileage for Estate Agents

Estate agents spend much of their week driving — to valuations, viewings, inspections and between branches. Those journeys are business mileage and can be claimed at 55p per mile up to 10,000 miles in 2026/27. Use the calculator below to estimate a day of property visits.

Business Mileage for Community and Healthcare Workers

Community and healthcare workers drive between service users throughout every shift. Those inter-visit journeys are business mileage, and HMRC now expects your log to include the reason for each journey and its start and end postcodes. Use the calculator below to estimate a shift’s route.

How to Claim Mileage Tax Relief From HMRC

Mileage tax relief lets you reduce your tax bill for business driving in your own vehicle. If you are self-employed you claim it on your Self Assessment; if you are an employee you can claim Mileage Allowance Relief on a P87 or Self Assessment. The calculator below helps you work out the amount.

Mileage Allowance Relief Explained

Mileage Allowance Relief (MAR) is the tax relief employees get when their employer pays them less than the HMRC approved mileage rate. In 2026/27, if your employer pays under 55p per mile, you can claim tax relief on the difference.

Employer Pays Less Than the HMRC Mileage Rate – What Can I Claim?

If your employer pays you less than the HMRC approved rate (55p per mile up to 10,000 miles in 2026/27), you can claim tax relief on the difference. This is Mileage Allowance Relief, and it can be worth hundreds of pounds a year.

How to Keep a Mileage Log for HMRC

HMRC expects a mileage log that shows the date, business reason, and the starting and ending point of each journey. For employees claiming vehicle tax relief, HMRC now specifically expects start and end postcodes. The calculator below captures exactly that information for each journey.

Google Calendar to Mileage

Your Google Calendar already knows where you need to be and why. MileageCalendar reads each appointment’s location, calculates the driving distance from the previous appointment, and builds a compliant mileage log automatically. Try the calculator below to see how a single journey is calculated.

Outlook Calendar to Mileage

If you use Outlook Calendar for your appointments, MileageCalendar can read each event’s location and calculate the driving distance between consecutive appointments — building a mileage log with the date, reason and postcodes HMRC expects. Try the calculator below to see how a single journey is calculated.