21st May 2012, 01:20 PM
I do around 20 000 miles a year over and above any paying mileage, so the other stuff's covered (service and MOT last Friday - eek! - and helpful advance warning of where the next 500 quid's going...thanks Mister Garage Man...) - actually I get added value on most of my pay-milage since it's usually instead of commuting mileage I'd be shelling out for anyway, in which case on the above maths I'm actually effectively doing around 65p mile-on-mile when I'm out and about. But yes, you're right, you'd never pay for it solely on mileage unless you're doing epic remunerated work mileage