I never cease to be amazed at the number of clever people who believe the cost of a trip by car amounts solely to that of the petrol or diesel they buy as they refuel on the way home. From watercoolers to social media, I keep being drawn into conversations where I seem to be the only one realising that fuel accounts for only a minority of the journey’s cost to the motorist – let alone wider society. This also means I’m usually the only one realising that it’s much cheaper to use public transport. The usual whinge – “trains…

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A green budget idea: Overhaul travel expenses for a quadruple win at zero cost

Of the many transport situations where driving a car makes little sense, business trips are the most obvious. The tax treatment of expenses claims offers one of the many avenues needed to tackle the disproportionate cost of the drive-everywhere mindset.

12th Oct, 2021 - 4 min read

Thomas Hubert

Senior Correspondent

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