Am I self-employed delivering for Yodel?
If you are on a self-employed courier contract, yes: nothing is deducted and you file your own Self Assessment return. Yodel also employs some drivers, who are on PAYE.
Last checked 29/09/2026.
It depends on your contract. Yodel's home delivery couriers are generally engaged as self-employed and paid per parcel with nothing deducted, which means registering with HMRC and filing a return. Drivers employed directly, for example on trunking or depot roles, are on PAYE.
The label on the contract is not the whole answer for employment rights. If you are told when to work, cannot send a substitute and are closely controlled, you may be a worker, which is the question the Uber, Bolt and Addison Lee cases turned on. For tax, anyone paid gross is self-employed and files a return.
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