Running costs and fleet · GF-02

Vehicle Mileage Log

A free printable mileage log — date, route, purpose, start and end odometer, with business and private mileage kept apart and no rates printed.

First page of the Vehicle Mileage Log — Keep a contemporaneous mileage record in the vehicle, which is the kind that stands up, rather than one reconstructed at the year end.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

Print it and write on it

Fill it in type and save

The fillable versions have real form fields — open them in any PDF reader, type into them and save. Printing help.

What this sheet is for

Keep a contemporaneous mileage record in the vehicle, which is the kind that stands up, rather than one reconstructed at the year end.

Who it is for

Self-employed people, employees claiming mileage, small fleets and anyone running one vehicle for both business and private use.

How to use it

  1. Fill it in in the vehicle, at the end of the journey.
  2. Record the purpose in enough detail to mean something in two years — who you saw, not just 'meeting'.
  3. Note the odometer at the start and end of the period so totals reconcile.
  4. Keep completed sheets for as long as your tax authority requires.

What is on the sheet

The layout is fixed at a size that fits both A4 and US Letter, so the A4 and Letter files are visually identical and print at full size on either. Rows are set at a height that an adult can actually write a date and a few words into with a pen — most printable tables are built in a word processor and never tested with one.

Questions

What rate should I claim?

This sheet prints no rates. They are set by tax authorities, differ by country and vehicle, and change from year to year. Whether a journey counts as business, and how long records must be kept, are also questions for your own authority or accountant.

Is a paper log still acceptable?

Generally the requirement is that the record is accurate and made at the time, not that it is digital — but rules differ, so check yours. A paper log filled in at the time beats an app filled in from memory in December.

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