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Fuel scale charges 2003 to 2017

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Taxable benefits and expense payments: fuel scale charges 2003 to 2017

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Taxable benefits and expense payments: fuel scale charges 2003 to 2017

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The charge on the benefit of free fuel provided for private motoring in a company car is linked to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The same percentage figure used to calculate the company car benefit charge (see table of company car tax rules is used to arrive at the fuel scale charge, based on the car’s approved CO2 emissions with supplements for diesel cars and discounts for alternatively fuelled cars. The percentage figure is multiplied by a fixed amount given on the table.

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Current and historic company car tax rules and fuel scale charges can be found in HMRC tax guide 480.

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2013
Last updated 27 June 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated page with a link to current fuel scale charges.

  2. Updated attachments

  3. First published.

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