Automatic Mileage Tracking for Uber Eats Drivers

Why track Uber Eats mileage?

Order history and payouts do not necessarily create a complete journey log. Recording mileage as you work gives you the date, vehicle, shift and distance before the route fades from memory.

How TaxBuddie’s GPS mileage tracking works

Select GPS mileage, grant the required location access and start an active shift. TaxBuddie records distance while the shift runs and can keep an optional route map. GPS depends on device permissions and signal, so review the result.

You can use odometer readings, manual mileage or a standalone business journey instead.

Start a shift and track your journey

1. Choose your vehicle and mileage method before moving.
2. Start the shift when the relevant work journey begins.
3. Add Uber Eats and any other delivery apps used during the shift.
4. Update earnings only when safely parked.
5. End the shift and review the recorded distance.

Review mileage after a shift

Compare the GPS total with the route and odometer where possible. Note personal detours, gaps or corrections. A recorded route is evidence to review, not an automatic decision that every mile qualifies for tax relief.

Uber Eats mileage and HMRC

For 2026/27, eligible self-employed simplified expenses are 55p for the first 10,000 business miles in cars and goods vehicles, then 25p; motorcycles are 24p. Fuel and other vehicle running costs cannot be added on top of that simplified rate.

Read the current HMRC mileage guide and Uber Eats tax guide.

Multiple delivery apps

If Uber Eats, Deliveroo or Just Eat overlap in one shift, record the real journey once. Keep each platform’s earnings and fees clear, but do not duplicate the distance simply because more than one app was active.

More than mileage tracking

TaxBuddie also organises shift time, earnings, expenses, receipts, supported statement imports and CSV reports. It keeps records; it does not file your return or decide which miles are allowable.