File your taxes in 5 minutes.
HMRC-recognised software. Mandatory from April 2026. DrivePro has you covered.
HMRC-recognised software
DrivePro is officially recognised by HMRC for Making Tax Digital. Submit quarterly updates directly to HMRC from the app — no third-party tools or workarounds.
One-tap quarterly filing
Review your income and expenses summary, tap submit, and your quarterly update goes straight to HMRC. The entire process takes under five minutes.
Income auto-tracked
Every lesson payment collected through Stripe flows automatically into your tax records. No manual entry, no missed income, no reconciliation headaches.
Expense categorisation
Log fuel, maintenance, insurance, phone bills, and other business expenses as you go. DrivePro organises them into HMRC-compliant categories for you.
Fraud prevention built in
HMRC requires fraud prevention headers on every API submission. DrivePro handles this automatically — you never have to think about it.
Year-end final declaration
When the tax year ends, DrivePro compiles your four quarterly updates into a final declaration you can review and submit — all from the same app.
How Making Tax Digital works for driving instructors
Under MTD, you submit four quarterly updates to HMRC throughout the tax year instead of one annual Self Assessment return. Each update summarises your income and expenses for that quarter. At the end of the year, you submit a final declaration confirming everything is correct. DrivePro handles the entire process — from tracking your lesson income to formatting and transmitting each submission via HMRC's secure API.
- Four quarterly submissions replace your annual Self Assessment
- Each update covers income, expenses, and mileage for the period
- Final declaration at year-end confirms your annual figures
- DrivePro submits directly to HMRC — no copy-pasting into Government Gateway
Everything tracked automatically, nothing to chase
Most driving instructors dread tax time because it means digging through bank statements and shoeboxes of receipts. DrivePro eliminates that entirely. Lesson income is captured the moment a pupil pays. Mileage can be calculated using HMRC-approved simplified expenses or actual vehicle costs. Expenses are logged in the app as they happen. When filing day arrives, your numbers are already there.
- Lesson income flows in automatically from Stripe payments
- HMRC-approved simplified mileage expenses or actual cost tracking
- Categorise expenses in seconds — fuel, insurance, maintenance, and more
- Tax summary dashboard shows your position at a glance, any time
The April 2026 deadline is real — and penalties start from day one
From April 2026, self-employed individuals earning over £50,000 must use MTD-compatible software to keep digital records and file quarterly. There is no grace period. Late submissions and non-compliance trigger automatic penalties from HMRC. Most competitor apps for driving instructors — including Total Drive — do not offer MTD filing. DrivePro is built for this. Set up once, file in minutes, and never worry about HMRC deadlines again.
- April 2026 for income over £50,000; April 2027 for income over £30,000
- Penalties apply immediately for late or missing quarterly updates
- Most driving instructor apps have no MTD filing — DrivePro does
- Set up your HMRC connection once and you're ready for every deadline
