Five top tips for staying on top of your travel and mileage claims

1. Check that your contract type (office-based, hybrid, or home-based) aligns with your travel patterns. This affects what travel costs IPSA will reimburse as taxable or non-taxable. 

2. Book through the Parliamentary Travel Office with Reed & Mackay (R&M). When you buy tickets via their app or online, R&M bills IPSA directly – so there's no need to pay upfront or submit a claim. 

3. You can claim travel costs for more than one person in your office on the same claim form. Submit a separate claim line for each individual. 

4. Include details of each stop of your journey, including postcodes, for all mileage claims. Find out how in our step-by-step guidance.  

5. Diverted journeys or extended travel may be subject to tax. Always provide clear explanations for any diversions or changes in your route. 

Bonus tip: If you need to claim for a hotel as part of your travel and it exceeds the nightly limit in the Scheme, you must always attach evidence and screenshots showing the price of other hotels within the area at the time of booking.