Can I claim parking fines?
No. Penalties for breaking the law are never an allowable expense.
Last checked 12/09/2026.
No. Parking fines, speeding fines and other penalties are not allowable against tax, however unavoidable the situation felt.
Parking charges - a car park, a meter, a toll - are allowable when incurred for the work. It is the penalty that is excluded, not the parking.
Track fines anyway. They are real money out of your earnings and they belong in your true hourly rate even though they do not reduce your tax. JoltMile records them as a non-allowable expense for exactly that reason.
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