A new innovation from Trafficmaster means business drivers now have instant access to their mileage records via either their Smartnav navigation system or their Trackstar
stolen vehicle tracking system.

It allows drivers to view their historical journeys, check their vehicle location at any given time and run reports on their business or private mileage. 

The private and business mileage reports software works by interrogating data collated by the Trafficmaster black box fitted in the vehicle. 

The system records all journey start and end locations, the time taken to make the journey and the exact distance travelled. All the driver has to do is classify the journeys as either business or private mileage.

Pat Gallagher, director of in-vehicle products at Trafficmaster, said: “This new system takes all the time and pain out of keeping business mileage records and it is accurate – no more guessing mileage or trying to remember your route to a particular appointment. The programme can also differentiate between private and business mileage by recognising regular commuting routes or out of office hours journeys.”

The Trafficmaster business mileage record system can be added to any Smartnav or Trackstar account for £10 per month and because the journeys are logged by the in-vehicle system, the data is secure so drivers know their records are completely accountable.