We’re proposing a change to the mileage rates we pay in DCHS, and as such we’re starting a period of consultation with you and our staff partnership colleagues. You may already be aware that the NHS Staff Council agreed updated national mileage rates for all Agenda for Change (AFC) employees, effective from 1 January 2026. These rates apply across the NHS and are reviewed regularly to reflect changes in fuel costs. In DCHS we currently pay mileage at rates that are above that national AFC rate – and higher than those paid by most other Derbyshire NHS partners. Our current car mileage rates are:
- Up to 6,500 miles – 60p per mile
- 6,501 to 10,000 miles – 45p per mile
- Over 10,000 miles – 25p per mile.
We also currently apply a more generous approach when journeys start from home. Where someone travels directly from home to a meeting or appointment, rather than travelling from their base first, we allow the claim for whichever journey would have been shorter. This is also known as ‘triangulation’.