What offshore workers can claim
What HMRC allows for this work. Your specialist checks which apply to you.
Mileage in your own carBetween clients, sites or bases, not the normal commute. 55p a mile from April 2026 (45p before) less anything your employer pays.Home to heliport or port, each rotation
Safety course refreshersRefreshers such as BOSIET or FOET that you must pass to keep working offshore, where you paid and were not repaid. The first course before you start is not claimable, nor are medicals. We check each one.Refreshers you paid for
WorkwearWashing, repairing or replacing a uniform or specialist clothing, at HMRC's flat rate or actual cost. PPE is not claimable: your employer should provide it or repay you.Flat rate or actual cost
Subsistence and overnight staysHotels and meals on the way to a rotation where the employer did not cover them.Actual cost
Craig, rig technician, 400-mile round trip to Aberdeen
Twelve rotations a year, 4,800 miles, nothing paid by the employer. About £432 tax back a year.
Figures are illustrative at the basic rate. Your real figure comes from your HMRC record, and you approve it before anything is filed.
How it works
Answer a few questions
60 seconds. Job, income, past claims, contact details. No documents yet.
Connect HMRC and prove it's you
Link your Government Gateway and pass a 5-minute identity check in the app.
Approve your estimate
Your specialist works out what you're owed. One tap to approve and it goes to HMRC.
HMRC pays, we pay you
Fee deducted, the rest lands in your bank, usually the next working day.
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How much does it cost?
37.5% plus VAT of the refund, minimum £45 plus VAT. No refund, no fee. Nothing upfront. Full fee page.
The company pays my flights.
Then the flight leg does not count, but the drive to the airport and anything you paid for does.
Is the rig a temporary workplace?
Only if it counts as a temporary workplace: you are not expected to work on it, or on rigs in the same field, for more than 24 months. If it is your long-term workplace, the drive to the heliport is ordinary commuting. Your specialist checks this from your rotation history.