Free Tool · Fuel, VED & BIK
Car Running Costs
Compare fuel cost, road tax and company car tax over your chosen term and mileage. This tool covers the computable lines — fuel and VED. Depreciation and SMR can be entered manually if you have the figures.
Term & usage
Vehicle details
Driver tax (BIK)
BIK is paid by the driver separately from employer running costs. Not included in the running cost total below.
Depreciation & SMR(optional — manual entry)
These require licensed data to calculate automatically. Enter your own figures if you have them.
Depreciation = P11D − residual value
Running cost breakdown
Fuel cost
—
188.8p/litre
VED (road tax)
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3 years
Depreciation
not included
needs RV data
SMR
not included
needs SMR data
Total (incl. manual)
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Pence per mile
—
fuel + VED only
This total covers fuel and VED only (computable from public data). Depreciation and SMR require licensed data — they are flagged as "not included" unless you enter them manually above. Driver BIK tax is shown separately in the section above.
Figures are estimates. VED rates are based on 2025/26 published HMRC rates — verify current rates at gov.uk before use. MPG figures are official WLTP and optimistic against real-world driving. The £40,000 expensive car supplement applies to VED, not BIK. Depreciation and SMR require licensed data (CAP HPI / Glass's) to compute automatically. This is not financial advice.
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