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Update business mileage allowance from 45p per mile (not changed since 2011).

Submitted by Adam Driver on Tuesday 21st October 2025

Published on Tuesday 25th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 25th May 2026

Current Signatures: 1,376
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Petition Action

Update business mileage allowance from 45p per mile (not changed since 2011).

Petition Details

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 It’s an unfair, outdated rate that penalises the self-employed and small businesses, effectively becoming yet another hidden tax on those driving the economy.

Additional Information

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 This outdated rate unfairly penalises those who keep the economy moving.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.


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