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HMRC do 45p a mile which is their view of what the cost would be for all related expenditure.
In reality though a lot is going to depend on what you're driving and, most importantly, whether you already have a car (once you have a car then lots of the extra costs per mile aren't huge).
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trying to weigh up two job offers one with no driving and one with a 20 mile commute
The time and stress is probably more costly than the actual driving
45p a mile will do
45p is pretty stingy, I've only ever averaged that doing 25-30,000 miles a year, so if you wouldn't have a car if it weren't for the commute, budget for twice that. On the other if, if you'd definitely have a car anyway, the incremental cost could be half the HMRC rate.
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Is there a simple rule of thumb for budgeting for driving expenses? I'm trying to weigh up two job offers one with no driving and one with a 20 mile commute.