Question 1

Do driving instructors need to do a Self Assessment tax return?

Accepted Answer

Most independent UK driving instructors are self-employed, so they report income to HMRC through Self Assessment. Driive records lesson income, expenses and mileage as you teach and keeps a running tax estimate through the year — clean records for your return, though not a substitute for an accountant's advice.

Question 2

Can driving instructors claim mileage as an expense?

Accepted Answer

Business mileage is one of an instructor's biggest costs, and HMRC allows it under either simplified mileage rates or actual running costs. Driive logs mileage per car and supports both methods, with receipts attached to every expense as it happens.

Question 3

How does Driive help at tax year end?

Accepted Answer

Through the year Driive keeps a running tax estimate and a tax-pot percentage, so the bill is never a surprise. At year end, a review pulls income, expenses and mileage together — ready to export for your accountant or Self Assessment in one tap.

Your books, done from the car.

Income that records itself

Mileage and expenses, per car

Year-end without the shoebox

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