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The letter of the rules is that you must be registered when the work is done (i.e. within a month). For the period of self employment NI is payable at the flat rate plus tax on the profits.
However the IR will not go after you for one off bits (but they can). You can always register, do the work deregister. That would be a good way of winding them up.
The cabbie/delivery boy example fails to a certain extent because they are engaged in a continuing trade.
When I said "shouild" register it was in the context of "you're supposed to", not "it would be a good idea to".
As the Captain says occasional sporadic bits and pieces, slap em in the general section of the tax return and all should be fine.
Alternatively phone them, explain the circumstances and they'll tell you how to handle and n ote it on file
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