Advisory Fuel Rates from 1 March 2021

The advisory electricity rate for fully electric cars is 4 pence per mile.

Hybrid cars are treated as either petrol or diesel cars for advisory fuel rates.

The advisory fuel rates for petrol, LPG and diesel cars are shown in these tables.

From 1 March 2021

You can use the previous rates for up to 1 month from the date the new rates apply.

Engine size

Petrol – rate per mile

LPG – rate per mile

1400cc or less

10 pence

7 pence

1401cc to 2000cc

12 pence

8 pence

Over 2000cc

18 pence

12 pence

 

Engine size

Diesel – rate per mile

1600cc or less

9 pence

1601cc to 2000cc

11 pence

Over 2000cc

12 pence

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