AssessDrive

For UK private hire and delivery drivers

Drive the year.Skip the shoebox.

AssessDrive records your miles during your shift, reminds you before your MOT, vehicle tax, private hire vehicle licence and driver badge dates, and has a tax calculator for an estimate from your own figures. All on your phone, and nothing is sent to us unless you choose to email us. You do not need an account.

Try the free tools See the difference

Mileage and expense records for private-hire and delivery drivers. Estimates, not tax advice. We do not file your return.

Coming soon to Google Play. AssessDrive is not available to download yet.

Same road, same receipts

Two drivers. One of them kept their records as they went.

Same driver. Same tax year. Same receipts. Keep scrolling and watch the two cars on the road below.

An illustration, not a test result or what usually happens.

The same tax year, with and without AssessDrive

  1. April. With AssessDrive: tap Start and your shift is recorded. Without it: you try to remember to write the miles down.
  2. Over the months, the same receipts arrive on both cars. With AssessDrive each one is entered and kept at once, and the car drives on. Without it they pile up on the car, the road fills with potholes, and the car slows down and falls behind.
  3. January. With AssessDrive your records can be exported as a spreadsheet for your accountant. Without it the paper is still piling up.
  4. The end of the year. The car with AssessDrive keeps going, organised as it went. The other car stops against a deadline wall just before it. If the 31 January deadline is missed, HMRC charges a penalty.

How it works

Four steps, and you only do the driving.

  1. Drive

    Start your shift as normal. Car, van, motorbike or bicycle.

  2. It records the miles

    Miles are recorded on your phone during your shift.

  3. Review your drives

    Mark each drive business or personal.

  4. Check a tax estimate

    Check your figures in the tax calculator. An estimate using HMRC's published rates, not tax advice.

Reminders

Reminders before your dates come round.

A lapsed licence can stop you working. AssessDrive reminds you before the MOT, vehicle tax, private hire vehicle licence and driver badge dates you enter. The reminders are set on your phone, and nothing is sent to us.

Reminders are a convenience and can fail to arrive: a phone setting or battery saver can stop them. You stay responsible for your MOT, insurance, vehicle tax, private hire vehicle licence and driver badge dates, whether or not this App has a reminder for them.

MOTReminder before the test is due
Vehicle taxReminder before it runs out
Private hire driver licence (badge)Reminder before renewal
Private hire vehicle licence (plate)Reminder before renewal

Free tools

Useful before the app is out.

Everything you type into these tools stays in your browser.

Calculator

Mileage rate or actual costs?

Enter earnings, costs, vehicle and miles. See an estimated Income Tax and Class 4 NI figure both ways, side by side. England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

 MTD checker

When might Making Tax Digital reach you?

Enter your qualifying income and see from which April HMRC's published thresholds would apply. HMRC decides.

 The Logbook

Articles

Dated, sourced pieces for drivers. Latest: Why a mileage log kept as you drive beats rebuilding it at tax time

 Download

Free record templates

Mileage and expense log templates as CSV. No sign-up.

What is free

What is free during early access.

Free
  • Mileage recorded during your shift
  • Reminders before your MOT, vehicle tax, private hire vehicle licence and driver badge dates
  • Type in your expenses, with the business-use share of mixed costs
  • A tax calculator: an estimate of Income Tax and Class 4 NI from your own figures (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
  • Backup, and a CSV export that always includes everything stored on your phone
  • Importing Uber statements, receipt scanning, the automatic tax estimate and the accountant PDF are marked Pro and are free during early access.

One vehicle at a time. When Pro features stop being free, the free monthly report will cover the first 15 shifts of a month (no limit for bike and e-bike couriers).

Some features are marked Pro. They are free while AssessDrive is in early access.

Coming soon to Google Play. Not available to download yet.

Pro

Pro features are free while AssessDrive is in early access. Pro, a paid version, is planned. Before any Pro feature stops being free, we will tell you in the App at least 30 days ahead, and we will say what Pro includes and what it costs.

Questions

Plain answers.

Do you send my data anywhere?

Your trips, receipts and mileage stay on your phone. Nothing is sent to us unless you choose to email us. If you make a backup or an export, you choose where it goes.

Is there a forum?

No.

Do I need to sign up?

No. You do not need an account. AssessDrive is not on Google Play yet.

Is the tax figure advice?

No. It is an estimate based on HMRC's published rates and the figures you enter. For advice about your own situation, speak to an accountant.

Does it file my Self Assessment return?

No. It keeps your records and has a tax calculator for an estimate. You or your accountant file the return.