Mileage reimbursement as a service

A method implemented by a server communicatively coupled to a mobile device in a specific vehicle driven by a driver, and to make available to a reimbursement software client a mileage rate for the specific vehicle, comprising:

• receiving, by the server, from the reimbursement software client, a request for a mileage rate for a driver ID of a driver and
• a vehicle ID for the specific vehicle;
• retrieving, by the server, vehicle-specific information stored in a memory of the server, based on the received vehicle ID;
• retrieving, by the server, driver-specific information stored in a memory of the server, based on the received driver ID;
• communicating, by the server and the mobile device, to periodically receive vehicle location information from the mobile device in the specific vehicle;
• determining, by the server, a mileage reimbursement rate based on the vehicle-specific information, the driver-specific information and the vehicle location information from the specific vehicle;
• and
• sending the mileage reimbursement rate to the reimbursement software client to enable the reimbursement software client to determine a personalized mileage reimbursement amount for the driver, wherein the reimbursement rate sent to the mileage reimbursement software comprises two values:
• a fixed rate and a variable rate,
• and further comprising:
• updating on a periodic basis a metro percentage for a specific driver stored in the memory of the server;
• and
• where the metro percentage is stored in a memory of the server and is further used to determine the mileage reimbursement rate.

A method implemented by a server to make available to a reimbursement software client a mileage rate for a specific driver and a specific vehicle, comprising:

• retrieving from a memory of the server, by the server, personalized driver information and personalized vehicle information, based on the specific driver and the specific vehicle;
• determining, by the server, fixed costs based on the personalized driver information and the personalized vehicle information, based on the specific driver and the specific vehicle;
• communicating, by the server and a mobile device in the specific vehicle, to periodically receive vehicle location information from the specific vehicle;
• determining variable costs based on the personalized driver information, the personalized vehicle information, and the vehicle location information;
• determining a fixed mileage reimbursement rate for the specific driver and the specific vehicle based on the fixed costs;
• determining a variable mileage reimbursement rate for the specific driver and the specific vehicle based on the variable costs;
• and
• sending the fixed mileage reimbursement rate and the variable mileage reimbursement rate to the client to enable the client to determine a personalized mileage reimbursement amount for the driver.