SE71330a – Tax treatment of working rule agreements: rates of allowances paid under particular agreements

Plant hire industry

Lodging or overnight “subsistence” allowances

Within the M25 ring

From April 2002 - £30.54 per night.

Outside the M25 ring

From April 2002 - £25.45 per night.

Note: Under the terms of the agreement reached with the plant hire industry, the lodging allowances shown above are only free of tax and NICs if the employee is working at a temporary workplace as defined for the Section 198 travel rules, see SE32000 onwards and SE32075.

Travel allowances

General plant drivers/operators

50% of each payment in the table is taxable

Distance from site to depotPayment for return journey
Up to 6km£2.99
6.01 – 13km£6.01
13.01 – 26km£9.84
26.01 – 39km£13.72
39.01 – 51km£17.63
Over 51km£19.52

Specialist crane hire drivers

60% of each payment in the table is taxable

Distance from site to depotPayment for return journey
Up to 24km£9.82
Over 24km£20.94