If you deliver parcels, not takeaways, your MTD situation looks a little different from the Uber and Deliveroo crowd. Amazon Flex blocks, a few DPD rounds, maybe some Evri work stacked on top. Here's how it all gets reported, and why mileage is the deduction that changes your numbers the most.
Driving Flex blocks two mornings a week and covering a DPD round the rest doesn't create two separate small incomes. If you're self-employed across both, it's one delivery driving business, and the gross amount from every platform is added together against the MTD threshold, not judged platform by platform.
A platform showing you earned £180 for a day's deliveries isn't your taxable income, it's your gross payout before costs. Fuel, insurance, vehicle wear, parking, and phone costs all reduce what you're actually taxed on, and mileage is usually the single largest deduction for any delivery driver.
Kyle's MTD threshold check uses his combined gross income of £36,000 across both platforms, not his profit after expenses. That's under the current £50,000 threshold but above the £30,000 threshold arriving April 2027.
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No. You register as self-employed once, and report all your platform income, from Amazon Flex, DPD, Evri, or any other courier work, on a single Self Assessment return. HMRC treats it as one combined self-employment stream.
After costs. You're taxed on profit, not the headline amount a platform paid you. Mileage is usually the single biggest deduction for delivery drivers, alongside phone costs, parking, and any delivery kit, and can significantly reduce your taxable profit.
No. Platforms describe couriers as independent contractors or delivery partners, and HMRC treats the income as self-employment trading profit, not employment income, regardless of how the platform markets the relationship.
The standard HMRC mileage rate is 45p per mile for the first 10,000 business miles in a tax year, then 25p per mile after that, covering fuel, insurance, and wear on your vehicle, provided you use the simplified mileage method rather than claiming actual costs.
Yes, once your gross self-employed income from delivery work exceeds £1,000 in a tax year, even if you also have a full-time PAYE job during the day. Many drivers combine both, and the delivery income still needs its own Self Assessment reporting.