What is the car fuel benefit charge? How do you apply it?

The Car fuel benefit charge:

• A director/employee who is provided with a Company Car and also receives free 'fossil fuel' from his employer is taxed on the cash equivalent of the benefit each tax year.
• Car fuel benefit is fixed each year, according to the table below.
• This benefit charge is calculated by taking the Appropriate Percentage, as worked out for car benefit purposes and multiplying by the fixed figure.
• From 6 April 2018, no Benefit In Kind will arise where fuel is provided for an electric car. Legislation was included in Finance Act 2019 which will give this retrospective effect where the facilities are made available to all employees at the workplace. 

Tax year	Fixed figure      £
2021/22	24,600
2020/21	24,500
2019/20	24,100
2018/19	23,400
2017/18	22,600
2016/17	22,200
2015/16	22,100
2014/15	21,700
2013/14	21,100
2012/13	20,200
2011/12	18,800
2010/11	18,000
2008/09 to 2009/10	16,900
2003/04 to 2007/08	14,400

 

Examples of how the benefit is calculated are found in our guide to Company cars. 

Note that the benefits associated with a company van are calculated differently.