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Car Allowance
Roles and practices offering a car allowance. What it covers, and the two numbers to ask for.
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Car allowance, in plain terms.
A car allowance is a cash payment towards running your own vehicle for work, most common on roles with regular travel: site visits, client meetings and multi-office working.
The two numbers to ask for are the annual allowance and the business mileage rate paid on top. Treat the allowance as taxable cash when comparing offers, and weigh it against the travel the role actually demands.
This hub gathers the roles and practices advertising a car allowance as part of their offer.
- Cash for the road
A car allowance is cash towards your vehicle, common where the role needs regular travel.
- Travel roles carry it
Site-heavy and client-facing roles carry it most: surveyors, design managers, client leads.
- Ask amount plus mileage
Ask the annual amount and how business mileage is paid on top.
Price the travel properly.
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