Get an automatically-generated logbook and avoid the last minute tax rush!

The announcement by Minister of Finance, Trevor Manual earlier this year that as from the next tax year anyone claiming a travel allowance needs to present a detailed logbook, has placed many South Africans in a tailspin.

The good news, from one of the country’s leading tracking companies, Matrix Vehicle Tracking, is that users of their Matrix Vehicle Tracking MX3 unit can literally toss away their manual logbook and step into the user-friendly, electronic era of the Matrix Vehicle Tracking MX3 logbook feature.

The unit has the ability to automatically generate a logbook and once set-up, through the Matrix Vehicle Tracking website, a logbook can be generated that will contain the date, location and distance per trip, which can then automatically with the remote, be identified as a business or private trip. “Users even have the option of choosing which months they want to claim for from their employee and the receiver of revenue. Setting up your logbook is a simple and painless task that can save drivers hours of paperwork and calculations at the end of the tax year,” says Hannelie Snow, Communications Officer for Matrix Vehicle Tracking.

Snow says the logbook feature is ideal for every sales representative or company employee that uses a vehicle during work hours. “What could be easier than generating an electronic logbook at the push of a button as you drive?” says Snow.

Not only can the feature help track kilometres but it can also keep the driver up-to-date on servicing their vehicle. “The only thing a customer has to do is to select either business or private by pushing a button on the remote control. When the customer wants to claim, he simply visits the website and downloads his log for either the month or the year. No paperwork is required,” says Snow.

”Technology is changing all the time and today it is not just about providing a recovery facility, motorists are increasingly looking for other value added benefits,” says Snow.

Amongst Matrix Vehicle Tracking MX3’s assortment of features including the Crash Alert, Roadside Assistance, NoGo Zones and GeoLoc, is the unique Service Notification feature. “Here again,” says Snow, “with the Service Notification feature, you can register your vehicle and the vehicle service centre of your choice online on the Internet Tracking page at http://www.matrix.co.za/. When the vehicle approaches a service interval, a notification will be sent out. The owner of the vehicle and the service centre will be notified via e-mail or fax that the vehicle is due for a service.”