ECH13100 - Particular Occupations: Lorry Drivers - Night Out Allowance

Case workers should

• familiarise themselves with the guidance in the Employment Income manual at EIM66100-EIM66190. There is also useful information contained within the TIPS of the Business Information Unit (BIU) accessible via the intranet A-Z Index.

Each time a night out allowance is paid the employer should have documentary evidence to show the employee had spent the night away from home, and the permanent workplace

• as a result of a business journey, and
• had incurred extra expenses relating to that journey.

Documentary evidence may include, for example

• tachographs
• drivers log sheets
• drivers expenses claims
• receipts obtained on payment for lodgings, and
• parking receipts.

For further guidance on tachographs see ECH13105.