How far is too far?

[NFTR]

dumbsumpy, I thought the HTD max distance claim was 50 miles and of that 9 (which is considered to be the average UK mainland commuting distance) is a personal contribution? In reality the max you will be paid for is 41 miles, or so I thought. have you a ref for the 75 miles?

 

[busby1971]

Re: How far is too far?

dumbsumpy, I thought the HTD max distance claim was 50 miles and of that 9 (which is considered to be the average UK mainland commuting distance) is a personal contribution? In reality the max you will be paid for is 41 miles, or so I thought. have you a ref for the 75 miles?

And don't forget it reduces from 30 miles on wards.

 

[dumbsumpy]

dumbsumpy, I thought the HTD max distance claim was 50 miles and of that 9 (which is considered to be the average UK mainland commuting distance) is a personal contribution? In reality the max you will be paid for is 41 miles, or so I thought. have you a ref for the 75 miles?

I thought so too, but I had an admin faff after being on a course and they didn't restart my HTD. When I went to see our (suprisingly good) admin staff, they thought to recheck my rate on JPA.

I was watching the screen and the option for 'change mileage' came up. The shineys said that the highest claimable journey had increased (still with your 9 mile personal contribution each way), and who was I to argue at the extra 8 miles I could now claim?!

Sorry, haven't got a ref, but I'm sure if you speak with your HR/Admin folks they can point you in the right direction.

 

[NFTR]

And don't forget it reduces from 30 miles on wards.

What do you mean??

 

[NFTR]

I thought so too, but I had an admin faff after being on a course and they didn't restart my HTD. When I went to see our (suprisingly good) admin staff, they thought to recheck my rate on JPA.

I was watching the screen and the option for 'change mileage' came up. The shineys said that the highest claimable journey had increased (still with your 9 mile personal contribution each way), and who was I to argue at the extra 8 miles I could now claim?!

Sorry, haven't got a ref, but I'm sure if you speak with your HR/Admin folks they can point you in the right direction.

Nice one, thanks for that I'll check with them tomorrow.

 

[busby1971]

Sneaky little rule

Sneaky little rule

What do you mean??

HTD is normally paid for up to 50 miles, you pay the first 9 miles, you then get paid the next 21 miles at the full rate, and then the rate you get paid reduces.

As this is Sunday and I don't have access to the JSPs I cannot give you the exact figure but I think if you claim the max you're about £100 a month down. This is in the JSP and is purely on the basis of affordability, which I think is wrong and goes against the RAF's arguement that claims are compensatory rather than a benefit.

 

[NFTR]

I was unaware of that, I thought it was the same rate per mile within the 50 mile allowance. If you do have the time to find the JSP or AP reference, I would appreciate that, I can then check it out. Many thanks.

 

[effinhell]

can't see anything about 75 miles in the jsp. 70 miles max under welfare/comp yes. you can claim for a journey further if you can justify it - ie it is quicker.

join airspace then you can look at jsp even on a sunday - blimey!

 

[he_who_dares_rodney]

I served at Northolt in the late 90's as MT
I also have used the M25,M40 & A40 since

As stated they are bad roads to get in and out of from about 06:00 onwards and about 15:00 going the other way

It only takes a slight bump and the whole thing seems to fall apart

I'd get a room and go back at weekends with the option of nipping home midweek if you want

 

[Don Key]

can't see anything about 75 miles in the jsp. 70 miles max under welfare/comp yes. you can claim for a journey further if you can justify it - ie it is quicker.

join airspace then you can look at jsp even on a sunday - blimey!

I only recently started claiming and I looked into the rules in said JSP. I can confirm that the max is 50 but the milage may be increased up to 70 for compassionate reasons. The milage between 50 and 70 is at a reduced rate. You claim for what the actual milage is, but you only get the maximum 50/70 depending on personal circumstances. You still have to pay the 9m personal contribution as that is what the average civvy travels to work (allegedly)

 

[busby1971]

Find it here

Find it here

I was unaware of that, I thought it was the same rate per mile within the 50 mile allowance. If you do have the time to find the JSP or AP reference, I would appreciate that, I can then check it out. Many thanks.

It's only the full rate for the 28 miles and it's covered here.

JSP 752, Para 04.1328.

 

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[Teh Wal]

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