Vehicles & fuel economy
What each vehicle costs you to run — fuel, oil, repairs — and how many kilometres it gives you per litre, worked out for you.
If a van, a rickshaw or a motorcycle is part of your business, its running cost is a real expense — and one that is easy to lose track of because it dribbles out in small amounts.
Adding a vehicle
A vehicle needs a Vehicle name — Nissan Serena, Honda 125… — and optionally a Plate number (optional) like BGB-208.
Logging a cost
Add vehicle expense, then pick the type:
| Type | Extra fields |
|---|---|
| Petrol / Fuel | Litres, Rate / litre, Odometer (km) |
| Oil change | Filters changed — e.g. Oil, Air, Fuel |
| Maintenance | Work done — e.g. Brake pads, Tyre, Tuning |
Paid in cash now behaves as it does everywhere: on by default, and it Reduces your cash in hand.
Fuel economy, calculated
Record the Odometer (km) each time you fill up and Businessly works out your Avg economy in {v} km/L — no arithmetic from you.
The summary also shows Total spent, Last odometer and Last fill.
Filtering the log
With more than one vehicle, chips at the top filter to a single one — All vehicles shows everything. There is a second row for the type, with All, fuel, oil and maintenance.
It is still an expense
Every vehicle cost is a normal expense entry too. It appears in Expenses, in your cash book when paid in cash, and in your monthly totals.
Removing a vehicle
Remove one and Businessly asks first. Expenses you already logged stay in your books — they were real money.
