Update business mileage allowance from 45p per mile (not changed since 2011).
The business mileage rate has been stuck at 45p per mile since 2011 – despite fuel, insurance, and maintenance costs soaring. It’s an unfair, outdated rate that penalises the self-employed and small businesses, effectively becoming yet another hidden tax on those driving the economy.
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- 25 NOV 2025Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Adam Driver
Background
The Government must urgently review and increase the business mileage allowance, frozen at 45p since 2011. Fuel, insurance, and vehicle costs have risen dramatically, leaving self-employed people and small businesses out of pocket every time they travel for work. This outdated rate unfairly penalises those who keep the economy moving. Updating it to reflect real-world costs would be a fair and practical step to support SMEs and freelancers facing growing financial pressures.