Irish Civil Service Mileage Rates 2026

Irish civil service mileage rates are structured in three tiers based on the total number of kilometres driven in a calendar year. The first 1,500 km attract the highest rate, the next 4,000 km (1,501–5,500) attract a lower rate, and everything beyond 5,500 km up to 25,000 km attracts the lowest rate.

Within each tier, the rate also varies by engine size. Larger engines (1,501cc+) receive a higher per-kilometre rate to account for higher fuel consumption. Electric vehicles are treated as equivalent to the 1,201–1,500cc band.

These rates are used to reimburse employees for using their personal vehicle for business purposes. The reimbursement is tax-free up to these limits — meaning your employer can pay you these amounts without deducting PAYE, PRSI, or USC.

Business mileage is travel you undertake as part of your job duties — visiting clients, attending meetings at other offices, travelling to training courses, or any journey required by your employer. Your normal commute (home to your regular place of work and back) is not claimable.

If you work from home and your employer has formally designated your home as your normal place of work, then travel from home to the employer's office may qualify as business mileage. However, this requires a genuine employer requirement, not simply personal preference.

To calculate your mileage claim, multiply the distance driven by the applicable rate for your engine size and distance tier. For example, if you drive a 1,501cc+ car and have driven 800 km so far this year, a 50 km business trip would be worth 50 × €0.518 = €25.90.

Trackable automates this calculation entirely. It tracks which tier you're in based on your year-to-date mileage and applies the correct rate automatically — even when a single trip crosses a tier boundary.