NHS Fleet Solutions EV • 4% BiK (2026/27) • Section 17 Mileage (59p / 24p / 30p)

NHS Salary Sacrifice Car & Section 17 Mileage Calculator 2026/27

Model your exact post-tax monthly cost on an NHS Fleet Solutions / Tusker EV salary sacrifice car (including 4% 2026/27 EV Benefit-in-Kind and the 1/54th CARE pension trade-off), and calculate your Section 17 NHS business mileage (`59p/mile` first 3,500 miles, `24p/mile` above, `30p/mile` lease car reserve rate) alongside HMRC Form P87 tax relief.

Direct Answer · 2026/27 NHS Car Salary Sacrifice & Section 17 Mileage Key Figures
Standard Car (≤3,500m)59p / mile£2,065/yr (45p tax-free + 14p taxed)
Above 3,500 Miles24p / mileTax-free + 21p/m P87 MAR relief
Lease / Reserve Rate30p / mileTax-free + 15p/m P87 MAR relief
EV BiK Rate (2026/27)4% of P11D1/54th pension lost on gross lease
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1. NHS Fleet Solutions / EV Salary Sacrifice Car Calculator (2026/27)

Calculate your real post-tax monthly lease cost, 4% EV Benefit-in-Kind (BiK), and 1/54th CARE pension trade-off

Save 38% via PAYE/NI
Includes insurance, tyres, servicing & breakdown
Used by HMRC to calculate Benefit-in-Kind (BiK)
Real Net Monthly Take-Home CostSave £171/mo
£279/mo

A £450/mo gross lease reduces your net bank pay from £2,430 to £2,150/mo.

Tax + NI + Loan Saved
−£83/mo
Incl. 4% BiK (+£25/mo)
1/54th Pension Impact (3 yrs)
−£300/yr
−£100/yr per lease year

2. NHS Section 17 Business Mileage & HMRC P87 Calculator (59p / Mile)

Calculates exact Section 17 mileage reimbursement (59p first 3,500 miles, 24p above) plus taxable excess & P87 MAR tax relief

Section 17 Handbook

Annual Mileage Reimbursement & Tax Breakdown

49.1p/mile net
First 3,500 miles£2,065
Excess 1,000 miles (@ 24p)£240
Gross Section 17 Reimbursement£2,305/yr
Tax & NI on 14p Excess (>45p HMRC AMAP)−£137
HMRC P87 MAR Tax Relief Claimable (<45p)+£42
True Net Annual Reimbursement£2,210/yr
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3. Official NHS Section 17 Business Mileage Rates vs. HMRC AMAP Tax Rules (2026/27)

Complete rate schedule from Section 17 of the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook compared against HMRC Employment Income Manual (EIM31240 / EIM31335).

NHS Section 17 Mileage Rates and HMRC AMAP Tax Treatment
Vehicle / CategoryNHS Sec 17 RateAnnual ThresholdHMRC Tax-Free AMAPTax / P87 MAR Treatment
Car (Standard Rate)59p / mileUp to 3,500 miles/yr45p / mile14p/mile taxable margin (PAYE + NI)
Car (Above Threshold)24p / mileOver 3,500 miles/yr45p (≤10k miles)100% Tax-Free + Claim P87 on 21p gap
Reserve / NHS Lease Car30p / mileAll business miles45p (≤10k miles)100% Tax-Free + Claim P87 on 15p gap
Motorcycle29p / mileAll business miles24p / mile5p/mile taxable margin
Pedal Cycle20p / mileAll business miles20p / mile100% Tax-Free (0p difference)
Heavy / Bulky Equipment+3p / mileAdded per eligible mileIncluded in AMAPTaxed if total rate >45p/mile

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Statutory Notice: NetPayScale UK provides independent computational models synchronised with the 2026/27 NHS Terms and Conditions of Service (Agenda for Change) Handbook and HMRC PAYE regulations.

Statutory Provenance & Audit Trail

How We Calculate & Verify NHS Fleet Salary Sacrifice (HMRC BiK 2026/27) & Section 17 Mileage Rules

Tax Year: 2026/27 (6 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2027)
Last Statutory Audit: October 2026 • Methodology →
1. Pay Spine Authority

NHS Employers 2026/27 Pay Circular

Implements the official 2026/27 Agenda for Change (+3.3%) consolidated pay spine across Bands 2 to 9 (NHS Terms & Conditions Handbook Annex 2 & Annex 3).

2. Allowances & Shifts

NHS T&C Handbook (Sec 2 & Annex 9)

Applies statutory Section 2 unsocial hours multipliers (+44%/+88% Bands 2–3; +30%/+60% Bands 4–9) and Annex 9 HCAS London Weighting caps (20% Inner, 15% Outer, 5% Fringe).

3. Tax & National Insurance

HMRC PAYE Specifications 2026/27

Computes UK PAYE Income Tax (£12,570 Personal Allowance, 20%/40%/45% bands, and £100k PA taper) plus Class 1 Employee National Insurance (8% PT–UEL, 2% above £50,270).

4. Pension & Net-Pay Relief

NHSBSA 2015 CARE Scheme Rules

Deducts 2026/27 tiered employee contributions (5.2% to 12.5%) from pensionable pay (basic + HCAS) before Income Tax under HMRC Net-Pay arrangements, with 1/54th CARE accrual.

Deterministic Calculation Formulas (Zero Rounding Drift)Standard WTE: 37.5h/wk = 1,955.36 hrs/yr • Scotland WTE: 35.0h/wk = 1,825.00 hrs/yr
1. Pensionable & Taxable BaseTaxable = Gross − ((Basic + HCAS) × Tier%)
2. Pro-Rata WTE & HCAS BoundsFTE = Hours ÷ 37.5 | HCAS = clamp(Basic×%, Min×FTE, Max×FTE)
3. Monthly Net In-BankNet/mo = (Gross − Pension − PAYE − NI − Loan) ÷ 12