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Nearly half of business drivers have admitted to rounding-up mileage claims according to research by TomTom Business Solutions.
The telematics specialist questioned 462 operational fleet staff and a further 481 non-operational fleet employees across five European countries, and found that 46% came clean about submitting higher mileage claims for personal financial gain.
A total of 35% admitted to doing so regularly, while 10% said they had been challenged by their employers after doing so.
Creating and submitting a mileage claim manually was deemed "a laborious process" by 70%, and half of those surveyed said they spent at least two hours a month processing the claims.
"Paper claims were the most popular method at 64%, while 18% filed their claims electronically and 15% did so via a mobile device.
A TomTom spokesman said: "It is worrying that such a large proportion of UK business drivers are over-estimating mileage claims because it exposes their employers to serious financial consequences.
"HMRC has the power to impose significant fines on both drivers and companies found guilty of inaccurate records, so the onus is on businesses to ensure relevant checks are in place to guarantee accuracy.
"Antiquated systems for recording mileage means a business employing 100 drivers, for example, could be losing in the region of 200 hours each month."
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