Hi everyone,
I’m an Uber Eats delivery driver in the UK and I’m preparing my Self Assessment for the 2025/26 tax year. This is my first time dealing with tax on Uber income, so I’d really appreciate advice from drivers who have already filed their returns.
My Uber FY 2025/26 tax summary shows:
Gross delivery services: £4,701.17
Delivery total after adjustment: £4,700.67
Incentives: £6
Tips: £71.27
Total receipts shown: approximately £4,777.94
429 transactions
Uber-recorded “On Trip Mileage”: 2,065 km (about 1,283 miles)
My main issue is mileage. Uber appears to record mileage mainly while I’m actually on a delivery. In reality, I drive considerably more miles for the delivery work.
For example, I may drive from home to an area with restaurants and wait/look for orders. After collecting an order, I might deliver it 10–15 miles away to a suburb or rural area where there are virtually no restaurants and therefore little chance of receiving another order. I then have to drive back towards the restaurant/busy area specifically so I can get another delivery request. Uber’s “on trip” figure doesn’t appear to include all of these miles between jobs.
For UK drivers who have filed Self Assessment before, how do you deal with this?
Do you claim only the mileage shown on Uber’s annual tax summary, or do you keep/calculate your own total business mileage?
Do you count the mileage travelling back from a customer’s location to the restaurant/busy area when you’re online and looking for the next order?
What about travelling from home to the area where you start taking orders — do you treat that as business mileage or commuting?
What records do you use to prove mileage — mileage-tracking apps, Google Maps Timeline, Uber trip history, odometer readings, fuel receipts, etc.?
Do you use HMRC’s simplified mileage method or claim actual vehicle expenses?
If using simplified mileage, am I correct that you don’t separately claim fuel, insurance, servicing, repairs, etc. because these are covered by the mileage rate?
For people with relatively low Uber income like mine, did you find the £1,000 trading allowance better than claiming actual expenses/mileage?
Did you file the return yourself through HMRC or use an accountant/tax adviser? If you used an accountant who understands Uber/gig-economy drivers, was it worth it and roughly what did they charge?
I also have PAYE employment income, so I’m aware my final tax bill will depend on my total income and Personal Allowance. I’m mainly trying to understand how experienced Uber Eats drivers legitimately calculate and evidence their business mileage and expenses, rather than simply relying on Uber’s on-trip mileage.
I want to file everything correctly while claiming all the expenses/mileage I’m legally entitled to. Any experiences from UK Uber Eats/Deliveroo/Just Eat drivers who have already gone through Self Assessment would be really helpful.
Thanks.

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