Evri couriers — including SE+ (self-employed plus) couriers — are self-employed, so Evri takes no tax off your payments: you settle it yourself through Self Assessment. You're taxed on profit (round earnings minus delivery costs), not the gross figure on your statements. For 2026/27 the first £12,570 of profit is tax-free, then Income Tax is 20% up to £50,270 and Class 4 National Insurance adds 6%. Most couriers' biggest deduction is 55p a mile for the round. Enter your figures above to see the bill and the working.
- You pay tax on delivery profit = round earnings + cover-round pay − allowable costs (or the £1,000 trading allowance, whichever is better).
- Claim car running costs as simplified mileage: 55p/mile for the first 10,000 business miles, then 25p — or actual costs, never both.
- SE+ status doesn't change your tax. Holiday pay and pension contributions from Evri are benefits of the SE+ deal — you're still self-employed, and holiday pay is still taxable courier income.
- Class 4 NI is 6% on profit £12,570–£50,270, then 2%. Class 2 is £0 but profit over £7,105 still earns State Pension credit.
- File and pay your 2026/27 Self Assessment by 31 January 2028.
How Evri courier tax is calculated
Whether you're on the standard self-employed contract or SE+, the money Evri pays you is gross — no tax, no NI deducted. You declare it on a Self Assessment tax return and pay tax on the profit in three steps:
- Work out profit — everything Evri paid you across the year (your own round, cover rounds, holiday pay under SE+), minus allowable expenses. Instead of itemising you can deduct the flat £1,000 trading allowance — but a courier doing a daily round in a car will beat £1,000 on mileage alone within weeks.
- Income Tax — profit (stacked on top of any salary or pension) is taxed at 20%, 40% then 45% above the £12,570 Personal Allowance.
- Class 4 NI — 6% on profit between £12,570 and £50,270, then 2%. If you also have a PAYE job, the NI threshold looks at your courier profit on its own.
What can Evri couriers claim as expenses?
- Mileage — 55p/mile (first 10,000 business miles) then 25p for your round, cover rounds and trips to the depot or ParcelShops. Your ordinary drive from home to a fixed depot may not count; the round itself always does. Log it — the mileage calculator shows what it's worth.
- Phone and data — the business share of the contract you run the courier app on.
- Kit — hi-vis, trolley/sack barrow, boot organisers, torch for winter rounds.
- Other — parking while delivering, accountancy fees, public liability insurance if you carry it.
If you claim mileage you cannot also claim fuel, insurance, servicing or depreciation — the flat rate replaces all running costs for that vehicle. The expenses guide has the full rules.
Does SE+ make me employed?
No. SE+ ("self-employed plus") is the deal negotiated with the GMB union: guaranteed pay rates, holiday pay and a pension option in exchange for following suggested delivery standards. For tax purposes SE+ couriers remain self-employed — Evri still doesn't operate PAYE on your pay, and the holiday pay it gives you is just more self-employed income to declare. Only couriers who join as employed staff (e.g. depot roles) are taxed through payroll.
How much should I set aside for tax on Evri?
Because Evri takes nothing off for tax, the safe habit is to move a slice of every payout into a separate pot the moment it lands. As a rule of thumb for 2026/27:
Set aside roughly 20–25% of your profit (your round earnings after mileage and expenses) as a safe cushion. You only actually owe tax on the profit above the £12,570 Personal Allowance, where the rate is 20% Income Tax + 6% Class 4 National Insurance = 26% — so a 20–25%-of-profit pot comfortably covers a basic-rate Evri driver, with a buffer for the payments on account that fall due in your first year.
| Yearly profit (after expenses) | Set aside on that slice | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Up to £12,570 | £0 | Covered by the Personal Allowance — no Income Tax or NI |
| £12,570 – £50,270 | ~26% | 20% Income Tax + 6% Class 4 NI on the part over £12,570 |
| Over £50,270 | ~42% | 40% higher-rate tax + 2% Class 4 NI on the part over £50,270 |
Those are the rates on each slice, so your effective rate across the whole profit is lower — the first £12,570 is always tax-free. A Evri driver with £25,000 of profit owes about £3,232 (£2,486 Income Tax + £746 Class 4 NI), which is only ≈13% of total profit. Set aside a flat 20–25% and you'll have plenty; the calculator above shows your exact figure.
There is no 15.3% “self-employment tax” in the UK. A lot of “how much should I set aside” advice online is written for US drivers, who pay a 15.3% self-employment tax on top of income tax. That does not apply here. A self-employed Evri driver in the UK pays UK Income Tax plus Class 4 National Insurance (6%, then 2% over £50,270) — nothing like the US system, so don't budget for it.
Frequently asked questions
Does Evri report my earnings to HMRC?
Yes — under the digital-platform reporting rules, delivery platforms report their couriers' gross earnings to HMRC each January. That's routine data-sharing, not a tax bill, but it does mean an undeclared round gets noticed. If you've been over £1,000 a year and not registered, register before HMRC's letter arrives.
I only do a small round a few days a week — do I still need to register?
If your gross Evri income (before any expenses) is over £1,000 in the tax year, yes — register for Self Assessment by 5 October following the end of that tax year. A small round at typical per-parcel rates passes £1,000 within a couple of months.
Is my Evri holiday pay taxable?
Yes. SE+ holiday pay is part of your self-employed courier income — include it in your turnover on the return, exactly like round pay and cover-round pay.
What records should I keep?
Your Evri payment statements, a mileage log (date, round, miles), and receipts for anything else you claim. Keep them for at least five years after the 31 January filing deadline. Your round map and parcel counts aren't needed — money and miles are.
I deliver for Evri under the old Hermes name/contract — does anything differ?
No — Hermes rebranded as Evri in 2022; the courier model and the tax treatment are unchanged. Everything on this page applies whether your paperwork says Hermes or Evri.
Can I claim petrol on top of the mileage rate for Evri?
No. The flat mileage rate (55p/25p for cars, 24p for scooters, 20p for bicycles) already includes fuel, insurance, servicing and wear — claiming petrol on top would double-count. You only claim fuel directly if you use the actual-costs method instead of mileage, and then only the business share.
How much tax will I pay on my monthly Evri round earnings?
Tax is worked out on your total for the tax year, not month by month — so multiply a typical month by 12 and enter that above. For example, £1,500 a month is £18,000 a year. Nothing is deducted monthly: you set money aside yourself and pay HMRC once a year through Self Assessment.
Does this calculator work if I live in Scotland?
Yes — choose "Scotland" in the calculator's "Where do you live?" option and it applies the Scottish Income Tax bands (19% starter rate up to the 48% top rate for 2026/27). Everything else is UK-wide and identical: National Insurance, the £1,000 trading allowance, mileage rates, registration deadlines and Making Tax Digital.
I do Evri alongside a normal job — how does that change things?
The same rules apply, but your salary uses up your tax-free Personal Allowance first, so Evri profit is usually taxed from the first pound at your highest rate — 20p or 40p in each £1. Put your salary in the calculator's "other income" box to see the real figure, and register for Self Assessment once gross round earnings pass £1,000 in a tax year.