What can I claim on top of the mileage allowance?
Anything that is not a cost of running the vehicle - parking, phone, kit, platform fees.
Last checked 12/09/2026.
Costs that are not about running the car are still claimable alongside the mileage rate:
- The platform's commission or service fee
- Parking and tolls incurred while working
- The business proportion of your phone bill, and a phone mount
- Insulated bags, trolleys, hi-vis and other work kit
- Accountancy fees
- Non-vehicle business insurance, such as public liability
- A proportion of home costs if you do your admin from home
Expenses if you are self-employed (opens in a new tab) has the full picture.
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Can I claim mileage and fuel receipts?
No. The mileage rate already includes fuel, along with every other running cost.
Mileage & expensesUpdated 19/08/2026
Can I claim parking fines?
No. Penalties for breaking the law are never an allowable expense.
Mileage & expensesUpdated 19/08/2026
Expenses and receipts
Recording what you spend, which costs are allowable, how to claim only the business share of a part-personal cost, and where it all lands on your tax return.
Mileage & expensesUpdated 29/09/2026
Business miles, commuting and the depot run
A business mile is one driven wholly for the work. Commuting between home and a regular workplace is never claimable. For most gig drivers the working day starts when the app goes on, which makes the drive to a chosen pickup zone personal and the drive between drops business.
Mileage & expensesUpdated 27/08/2026
Record keeping, and how long to keep it
You have to keep enough to show how every figure on your return was arrived at: what you were paid, what you spent, and how far you drove for the work. Records have to be kept for 5 years after the filing deadline for the year they cover.
HMRC & taxUpdated 27/08/2026
Capital allowances on a vehicle
A capital allowance is tax relief on something you bought to keep and use, spread over years rather than deducted at once. You cannot claim capital allowances on a vehicle and use the mileage rate for it, so for most gig drivers this is a road not taken.
Mileage & expensesUpdated 27/08/2026