I could, but I get a larger deduction declaring miles. You can do either or — gas, car repair, etc. or mileage. Dashers put in a whole lot of miles, and I have found my deduction is higher if I declare the miles I drive.
DD does not pay it’s driver much (about $2.50 an order, depending...maybe $3.50 at peak times), so as unfair as it seems, we make most of our money off of tips. Unfortunately, some people don’t realize that and DD does not always tell us how much we’ll FINALLY be making until we drop off the delivery. I foolishly took a low ball order the other day, assuming there would be a tip on the other end because the order was ENORMOUS and the trip was about 15 miles one way. That usually bodes well. Well...I got a NADA tip and $2.50 for my efforts, but it’s all part of the game. A crap shoot sometimes.
I’ve seen a lot on delivery guys in Los Angeles doing deliveries on electric scooters.