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Up mileage rates to aid workers on a low wage
Daily Record
|February 16, 2026
LOW-PAID workers forced to use a car are being left out of pocket due to outdated HMRC rates, a senior Labour MP has warned.
Former minister Jim McMahon is calling on the government to urgently raise the mileage payment rate used by frontline workers - including carers.
Currently employees forced to use their car for work can be reimbursed at 45p per mile.
But the HMRC rate has not been updated since 2011.
This story is from the February 16, 2026 edition of Daily Record.
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