Vehicles, owners and photos

When to use it

When you start using the app, buy a new vehicle, or need to record who owns a vehicle and how much each owner put in.

Where to find it

• Vehicles → Add vehicle
• Open a vehicle → Edit (the button then says Update)
• Vehicle form → Owners → Add owner / Choose existing owner

What you need

• A nickname you will recognise, for example “Green CNG”.
• Vehicle type, and the registration (number plate) if it has one.
• Optional: subtype, manufacturer, model, purchase date, photos, notes.
• For owners: name and phone; for shares, the ownership base amount and each owner’s capital contribution.

Steps

1. Open Vehicles and tap “Add vehicle”.
2. Enter the nickname and choose the type: CNG, private car, auto-rickshaw, bus, truck, pickup, motorcycle, or Other with your own type name.
3. Enter the number plate. If there is no plate yet, turn on “Not registered yet” — the nickname then identifies the vehicle.
4. Add photos: tap Add, then Take photo or Choose photo. Use “Set as cover” for the main photo.
5. Under Owners, tap “Add owner” or “Choose existing owner”, and mark one owner as “Primary contact”.
6. For shares, enter the ownership base amount (the agreed value of the vehicle) and each owner’s capital contribution. Each share is calculated for you.
7. Tap Save. The vehicle screen has Overview, Income, Expenses and Documents tabs, plus buttons to add entries for that vehicle.

Examples

All amounts are examples.

Result

The vehicle gets its own book. Search vehicles by name or plate and filter All / Active / Inactive. Ownership changes ask you to confirm, and earlier values stay in “Ownership history” on the vehicle’s Overview.

Mistakes and exceptions

• A number plate can belong to only one vehicle, even if typed with different spaces or letter case.
• Contributions cannot add up to more than the ownership base. If they add up to less, tick “Keep the remaining share unallocated” to save.
• Fuel or repairs paid by an owner do not change ownership, and contributions are not income.
• Vehicles saved earlier with percentages keep them until you tap “Convert to contribution-based”.

Correct or undo

• Open the vehicle and tap Edit, change the details, then Update.
• A vehicle with income or expenses cannot be deleted. Turn off “Vehicle is active” instead: its history stays, and it is hidden from new entries.
• To remove a photo, open it and choose Remove; it is removed when you save the form.