How to add a vehicle
No vehicle means no kilometres, no fuel costs and no mileage log. It’s the first thing to do after the company details.
In this article · 2 sections
Who it’s forOwner · Dispatcher
WhereVehicles → New vehicle (Pojazdy → Nowy pojazd)
Time neededFive minutes per vehicle
Have these ready
- The registration certificate — VIN, year of manufacture, gross vehicle weight
- Today’s odometer reading
Filling in the form
- 1Go to Vehicles (Pojazdy) and click New vehicle (Nowy pojazd)
- 2Enter the identification detailsRegistration number *, VIN *, make *, model *, year of manufacture *, vehicle type *. An asterisk means the form won’t save without it.
- 3Add the technical detailsFuel type *, gross vehicle weight (DMC, kg), engine capacity (cm³), power (kW), Euro emission standard. The gross weight decides which rules apply to the vehicle.
- 4Set the Starting odometer (Licznik początkowy, km) and the Log start date (Data startu ewidencji)This is your zero point. The whole mileage log is counted from this date and this reading — enter the reading from the day you start working in BusiKM, not the day you bought the vehicle.
- 5Fill in the VAT-26 filing date (Data zgłoszenia VAT-26) if the vehicle has been registered for itVAT-26 is the Polish tax form for vehicles used solely for business, with full VAT deduction.
- 6Save (Zapisz)
Note
You can’t freely correct the starting odometer after a month of work — the whole mileage would be recalculated. Check the reading before you save.
Vehicle documents
Once saved, open the vehicle card and add its documents with their expiry dates. From then on the system keeps track of the deadlines for you.
| Category | What goes in it |
|---|---|
| Registration certificate | Registration certificate, certified copy of the licence |
| Insurance | Third-party liability (OC), comprehensive (AC), personal accident (NNW), GAP, green card |
| Inspections and tachograph | Roadworthiness test, tachograph certificate and calibration, emission standard |
| Specialist certificates | ATP, vehicle ADR |
| Licences and leasing | Transport licence, lease agreement |
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