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HMRC announces latest AFR rates

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Under the latest announcement, the rates for all size petrol and diesel engines remain the same, with just a 1p increase in the per mile rate for LPG engines over 2,000cc.

The latest rates (old ones in brackets) are:

Engine size

Petrol

LPG

1400cc or less

14p (14p)

9p (9p)

1401cc to 2000cc

16p (16p)

11p (11p)

Over 2000cc

24p (24p)

17p (16p)

 

Engine size

Diesel

1600cc or less

12p (12p)

1601cc to 2000cc

14p (14p)

Over 2000cc

17p (17p)

Hybrid cars are treated as either petrol or diesel cars for this purpose. 

These rates are calculated from the fuel prices in the tables below:

Petrol

Engine size (cc) Mean
MPG
Applied
MPG
Fuel price
(per litre)
Fuel price
(per gallon)
Pence
per mile
AFR
up to 1400 51.06 43.4 129.2 587.2 13.5 14
1401 – 2000 42.24 35.9 129.2 587.2 16.4 16
over 2000 28.63 24.3 129.2 587.2 24.1 24

Diesel

Engine size
(cc)
Mean
MPG
Applied
MPG
Fuel price
(per litre)
Fuel price
(per gallon)
Pence
per mile
AFR
Up to 1600 62.36 53.0 136.8 621.9 11.7 12
1601 to 2000 53.25 45.3 136.8 621.9 13.7 14
Over 2000 43.30 36.8 136.8 621.9 16.9 17

LPG

Engine size
(cc)
Mean
MPG
Applied
MPG
Fuel price
(per litre)
Fuel price
(per gallon)
Pence
per mile
AFR
up to 1400 40.8 34.7 71.5 325.0 9.4 9
1401 – 2000 33.8 28.7 71.5 325.0 11.3 11
over 2000 22.9 19.5 71.5 325.0 16.7 17

 

 

These rates apply to all journeys on or after 1st March 2014 until further notice. For one month from the date of change, employers may use either the previous or new current rates, as they choose. Employers may therefore make or require supplementary payments if they so wish, but are under no obligation to do either.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.