Claiming for expenses as a witness

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Travel and parking costs

You can claim for different methods of travelling to and from court.

You need to show receipts or a satisfactory reason for not providing evidence of your payment for:

• train
• coach
• parking
• taxi
• plane
• ferry

You won't need to show receipts for:

• Public transport within London (Zone 1 -9) (including tube, bus, river bus, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Trams, Elizabeth Line and overground train)
• bus, tram or metro outside London
• other driving costs such as Congestion Charge or tolls

You can claim a fixed amount per mile for:

• car
• motorbike
• bicycle