u/Relevant-Crazy-5907

I currently have a full-time job where I work a rotating 5 days on, 5 days off pattern, which repeats throughout the month. This works out at roughly 16 days at my main job per month, and I take home around £600 a week after tax.

I’ve recently started doing Uber Eats on a bike during my days off. I’ve done around 30 deliveries so far and actually really enjoy it, so I’m now considering signing up for Deliveroo as well so I can switch between the two when one is quiet.

During each 5-day block off, I’m thinking of doing deliveries on around 3–5 of those days. Overall, I’m estimating around 12 delivery days per month, alongside my main job.

I’m not sure exactly how much I want to earn per day yet. I’m also still figuring out how long I actually want to spend delivering, but I’m thinking somewhere around 4–8 hours per delivery day, depending on how busy it is and how I feel.

My main concern is understanding how the tax works when you already have a full-time PAYE job and then earn additional self-employed income through Uber Eats/Deliveroo.

For anyone in the UK who does this alongside a fulltime job,

IS DELIVEROO WORTH GETTING

How does the tax work in practice?

When would I need to register for Self Assessment?

How does the £1,000 trading allowance work alongside a PAYE job?

Are my Uber Eats and Deliveroo earnings simply combined for tax purposes?

Could this change my tax code or reduce the take-home pay from my main job?

Is there a point where earning more from deliveries isn’t really worth it because of tax?

Is there anything you wish you’d known before doing delivery work alongside a full-time job?

I’m not trying to avoid paying tax. I just want to understand what I’m getting into before I start doing more deliveries and make sure I’m putting enough aside.

Would really appreciate advice from anyone doing Uber Eats/Deliveroo alongside a PAYE job, especially anyone working a similar shift pattern.

I currently have a full-time job where I work a rotating 5 days on, 5 days off pattern, which repeats throughout the month. This works out at roughly 16 days at my main job per month, and I take home around £600 a week after tax.

I’ve recently started doing Uber Eats on a bike during my days off. I’ve done around 30 deliveries so far and actually really enjoy it, so I’m now considering signing up for Deliveroo as well so I can switch between the two when one is quiet.

During each 5-day block off, I’m thinking of doing deliveries on around 3–5 of those days. Overall, I’m estimating around 12 delivery days per month, alongside my main job.

I’m not sure exactly how much I want to earn per day yet. I’m also still figuring out how long I actually want to spend delivering, but I’m thinking somewhere around 4–8 hours per delivery day, depending on how busy it is and how I feel.

My main concern is understanding how the tax works when you already have a full-time PAYE job and then earn additional self-employed income through Uber Eats/Deliveroo.

For anyone in the UK who does this alongside a fulltime job,

How does the tax work in practice?

When would I need to register for Self Assessment?

How does the £1,000 trading allowance work alongside a PAYE job?

Are my Uber Eats and Deliveroo earnings simply combined for tax purposes?

Could this change my tax code or reduce the take-home pay from my main job?

Is there a point where earning more from deliveries isn’t really worth it because of tax?

Is there anything you wish you’d known before doing delivery work alongside a fulltime job?

I’m not trying to avoid paying tax. I just want to understand what I’m getting into before I start doing more deliveries and make sure I’m putting enough aside.

Would really appreciate advice from anyone doing Uber Eats/Deliveroo alongside a PAYE job, especially anyone working a similar shift pattern.