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Quick calculators to help you understand your costs and earnings as a taxi or private hire driver.

Take-home earnings estimator

Estimate your weekly and yearly take-home after commission, fuel and running costs.

Self-employed tax estimator

Estimate the income tax and National Insurance you'll owe on your driving profit.

Licensing cost calculator

Add up the upfront cost of getting your taxi or private hire licence, with known council fees.

Fuel & journey cost calculator

Work out the fuel cost of any journey, the cost per mile, and your take-home after platform fees.

EV vs petrol cost comparison

Compare the energy cost per mile of an electric vs petrol or diesel car for driving work.

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