Motor Vehicle Logbook

The Motor Vehicle Logbook helps you to accurately log all of your business or private driving in an easy-to-use, easy-to carry format. The physical (hard- or soft-cover) log is, in fact, the official standard due to the difficulty of falsifying entries after they have been made. This logbook is designed for motor vehicle owners / operators who want to keep track of:

• the amount of use their vehicle is getting, and how much was business use and how much was personal use (for purposes of taxes, depreciation and resale value, among others).

• the maintenance actions that have been done to keep the vehicle in proper working order (for resale value and safety).

• the costs that have occurred, and how much of that was associated with running the vehicle and how much with maintaining it.

The logbook is 165 pages long, and can record 600 trips. On the inside you will find: 

• A section to record the identity data of your vehicle and its equipment, as well as insurance and ownership information.

• A main section, or Trips Log, in which the use of the vehicle gets recorded. This section comes with complete instructions for filling out the log, and example pages that show how it is done. In this section you can record driver information, departure and arrival locations and odometer readings, total distance traveled, business distance and private distance driven, the purpose of the trip, quantity and cost of oil and fuel added and the costs of other items, such as road tolls. You can also calculate and record the percentage of travel that was for business or private purposes, the amount of total costs to be assigned to business or private purposes and the fuel use per distance (e.g. mileage). The Trips log allows you to total each page and to carry a running total of all items to the end of the book, so that you can see at a glance how much use and cost the vehicle has amassed over time.

• A third section that allows you to record data about accidents and mechanical failures and their repairs, as well as scheduled maintenance and periodic inspections.

• A final section in which you can sum several types of costs and determine vehicle efficiencies over given periods of time.

By using the Motor Vehicle Logbook: 

You save money - as stated above you can log 600 trips in this book, so no need to buy several books for so much driving. Your book is durable, if you buy the hardcover version, and will stand up to years of use both at home and in the glovebox of your car. The size, at 6 X 9 inches (15 X 23 cm) is convenient for keeping in a car glovebox. 

Bottom line: using the Motor Vehicle Logbook makes it easy to maintain a professional approach to keeping track of your vehicle's use and costs. ...