Free Now · Tax Guide 2025/26

Free Now drivers: every expense you can claim in 2026.

FREENOW drivers cover serious mileage — and most are not claiming every mile. At 45p/mile, 200 business miles a week is worth £4,500 in allowable deductions. GigShield logs every trip automatically.

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200 miles/wk

Typical FREENOW driver business mileage per week

£4,500

Annual mileage deduction at 200 miles/week, 45p/mile

£900

Tax saved at 20% basic rate on £4,500 of deductions

Everything a Free Now driver can claim

Most workers miss at least half of these.

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Mileage on every FREENOW trip45p/mile, first 10,000 miles

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Fuel costsonly if NOT using mileage rate — never both

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Vehicle insurance (private hire or hackney proportion)

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Vehicle servicing, repairs, and MOTbusiness proportion

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Private hire vehicle or hackney carriage licence

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TfL or local authority licence fees

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FREENOW service fee (commission taken)platform commission is a business cost

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In-car phone mount and cables

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Portion of phone bill% used for FREENOW work

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Dashcam (purchase and fitting)

✓

Car cleaning suppliesto maintain vehicle for passengers

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Meter or payment terminal (if purchased)

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Parking fees during trips

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Congestion charge / ULEZpaid while working

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Personal food and drinkNOT claimable

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Traffic fines or PCNsNOT claimable

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Vehicle used for personal journeyspersonal mileage is not claimableNOT claimable

How much are you leaving unclaimed?

Drag the slider to see your estimated annual mileage deduction.

Miles per week150 miles

£3,510

Annual mileage deduction

£702

Tax saved (20% basic rate)

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How GigShield works for Free Now workers

1
Log every FREENOW trip mile
Record trips manually or in bulk at the end of each shift. GigShield applies the HMRC 45p/mile rate and tracks your annual total — flagging when you approach the 10,000 mile threshold where the rate drops to 25p.
2
Track your licence fees, insurance, and running costs
Photograph receipts for your PHV or hackney licence, insurance, servicing, and any equipment. GigShield categorises everything correctly and deducts the right amounts from your taxable profit.
3
Export for self-assessment or file via MTD
Download an HMRC-ready summary for your accountant, or use GigShield's MTD submission to file your quarterly figures automatically.

Important — HMRC

Free Now (FREENOW) operates in the UK as a booking platform for private hire vehicles and licensed taxis. Drivers are self-employed, and earnings above £1,000 per year must be declared to HMRC via self-assessment. Under DAC7 platform reporting rules, FREENOW is required to share annual driver earnings data with HMRC. Your documented expenses are what reduce your taxable profit — GigShield builds that record as you work.