Practical advice on the electronic logbook, legislation and taxes, GPS data encryption and efficient fleet management – from the SaveTrack team.
Free GPS tracking sounds like there must be a catch, but the explanation is simple: you don't pay for the software and the server,...
Read article GPS includedIf you already have a GPS unit or can get one, tracking can be up and running with no monthly fee. Here is the practical procedure...
Read article GPS included"Free mileage log" is a popular search, but the answer is more complicated than yes or no. Let's break down what the cost consists...
Read article GPS includedWith annual payment you pay nothing for hardware – the GPS unit is included in the service. It stays ours for the first 24 months;...
Read article GPS includedSaveTrack has two offers that are easy to confuse. We put them side by side so it is clear what is included in each.
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Logbook
A mileage log is the basic document by which you prove a vehicle was used for business. We set out which required details must not...
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Logbook
Are you keeping your mileage log on paper, or considering the move to digital? We compare both forms from the perspective of accur...
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Logbook
Do you use a company car privately as well? We explain how to separate business and private journeys correctly in the mileage log...
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Logbook
The mileage log tends to be target number one during an inspection. Here are the most common mistakes and practical tips on how to...
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Logbook
Want to be rid of writing entries by hand? We explain how an automatic mileage log from GPS records journeys and what to expect fr...
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Logbook
Is an inspection coming, or do you simply want to be sure? We advise how a mileage log stands up in a tax inspection and how to ma...
Read articleThe Slovak VAT amendment effective 1 January 2026 changed how input VAT is deducted on passenger cars. Without a detailed trip log...
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Legislation & taxes
Tracking the position of company vehicles by GPS is processing of an employee's personal data. GDPR applies, as does national labo...
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Legislation & taxes
If you use a vehicle for business, the link between the mileage log and income tax is key to claiming costs correctly. The mileage...
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Legislation & taxes
When claiming fuel as an expense you generally have more than one option – among the best known are flat-rate fuel expenses (80 %)...
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Legislation & taxes
If an employee or a managing director also uses a company vehicle privately, the rules on benefits in kind come into play. Private...
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Legislation & taxes
The question of VAT and company vehicles matters to businesses above all when recovering tax on the purchase of a car, on fuel and...
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Legislation & taxes
Business trips give rise to travel allowances, and calculating them correctly rests on accurate journey records. The relationship...
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Legislation & taxes
A mileage log forms part of your accounting and tax documentation, so it has to be retained for a certain period. The question of...
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Legislation & taxes
Od 1. januára 2026 platí pri osobných motorových vozidlách nové pravidlo: paušálny odpočet DPH vo výške 50 %. Plných 100 % si upla...
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GPS technology & encryption
Vehicle GPS tracking sounds like magic, but it is really a precisely measured chain of steps: satellites, a receiver in the car, t...
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GPS technology & encryption
A vehicle's position reveals more than it first appears — where a company does business, where an employee lives, which routes del...
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GPS technology & encryption
When tracking a vehicle you want the position as accurate as possible. But GPS accuracy is not a constant – one moment the positio...
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GPS technology & encryption
Want to know when a vehicle arrives at a site, leaves the company yard or crosses a regional boundary? That is exactly what geofen...
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GPS technology & encryption
How often is a vehicle's position updated? That question decides whether you see your vehicles live or with a delay. Let's look at...
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GPS technology & encryption
GPS tells you where the vehicle is. The CAN bus tells you what is happening inside it – how much fuel it has, what the revs are, t...
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Fleet management
Fleet management is the set of activities that help a company keep its vehicles, drivers and costs under control. For construction...
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Fleet management
Fleet KPIs are measurable indicators that tell you whether your fleet is efficient or losing money. Without numbers a company is o...
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Fleet management
Planning servicing and roadworthiness tests through GPS tracking means the system alerts you before a deadline is missed. SaveTrac...
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Fleet management
Route and delivery optimisation is how you reach more customers with the same number of vehicles while driving fewer kilometres. S...
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Fleet management
Managing drivers and assigning journeys gives a company an overview of who drove which vehicle and whether it was a business or a...
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Fleet management
Reports and overviews for the fleet manager turn raw vehicle data into decisions. SaveTrack GPS tracking gathers distances, fuel,...
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Costs, fuel & savings
Fuel tends to be one of the largest items in any fleet's budget. If you are looking for how to save on fuel, the key is to measure...
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Costs, fuel & savings
Fuel theft in a company is one of those costs nobody talks about out loud, yet it can quietly eat into the fleet budget. The good...
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Costs, fuel & savings
Idling is one of the most overlooked costs in a fleet. The engine runs, fuel burns, but the vehicle goes nowhere. Over a month, mi...
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Costs, fuel & savings
The gap between what is on paper and what actually happened tends to be surprisingly large in fuel costs. Comparing actual against...
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Costs, fuel & savings
Anyone who wants to run their fleet efficiently first has to know where the money actually goes. Fleet costs consist of several it...
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Costs, fuel & savings
Electric vehicles in a fleet bring a different cost structure than conventional vehicles – instead of refuelling you deal with cha...
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Safety & drivers
Objectively rating drivers' driving style no longer has to rest on guesswork. An eco score assembles a clear picture from real GPS...
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Safety & drivers
Harsh braking and acceleration are among the most visible signs of an aggressive or inattentive driving style. They can be capture...
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Safety & drivers
Speeding in a company is not just a question of fines. It is about driver safety, fuel consumption and the reputation of the brand...
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Safety & drivers
Driver fatigue is one of the most common and most underestimated causes of road accidents. Although GPS does not measure fatigue d...
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Safety & drivers
Accident reconstruction from GPS data can clarify what really happened at the critical moment. Precise position, speed and time fr...
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Safety & drivers
The question of how to motivate drivers to drive safely cannot be solved with penalties alone. The best results come from combinin...
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Guides & tips
Vyberáte GPS do firemných áut a neviete, ktorý typ zvoliť? Existujú tri hlavné typy GPS jednotiek – OBD do zásuvky, napevno zapoje...
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Guides & tips
Rozmýšľate, ako nainštalovať GPS do auta a či to zvládnete sami? Vo väčšine prípadov áno. V tomto návode vás krok za krokom preved...
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Guides & tips
Elektronická kniha jázd vám ušetrí hodiny ručného vypisovania, no treba vedieť, ako v nej čítať a robiť úpravy. V tomto návode vás...
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Guides & tips
Geofencing vám dáva prehľad, kedy vozidlo vojde alebo opustí vybranú oblasť – bez toho, aby ste museli neustále sledovať mapu. V t...
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Guides & tips
Blíži sa uzávierka a účtovník potrebuje podklady? Export knihy jázd zvládnete v aplikácii SaveTrack na pár klikov – do PDF na tlač...
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Guides & tips
Chcete mať prehľad, kde sa práve nachádzajú vaše autá? Sledovanie vozidiel v reálnom čase vám ukáže aktuálnu polohu na mape s odoz...
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Comparisons & choosing GPS
The decision on how to choose a GPS tracking provider will shape your costs and your satisfaction for years. At first glance the o...
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Comparisons & choosing GPS
The difference between cheap and professional GPS tracking is not only in the price tag. It shows up the moment you need an accura...
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Comparisons & choosing GPS
GPS tracking with no lock-in means you pay only for the service you actually use and are not bound by a long contract with penalti...
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Comparisons & choosing GPS
When choosing tracking you run into the dilemma of OBD vs. a hard-wired GPS unit. Both types have their place, but they differ in...
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Comparisons & choosing GPS
When comparing offers, hidden GPS tracking fees are the most common reason a cheap price turns out not to be cheap. Activation cha...
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Comparisons & choosing GPS
The needs behind GPS tracking for small firms vs. large fleets differ in price, features and in how the vehicles are managed. A so...
Read articleFrom 1 July 2026 the obligation to have a tachograph extends to light commercial vehicles as well. We have summarised exactly who...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesThe obligation to have a tachograph depends not only on the mass of the vehicle but also on what it carries and where. We go throu...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesA tachograph and a mileage log are often confused, even though each serves a different purpose and rests on a different piece of l...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesDriving and rest times are the most frequent subject of roadside checks. We have summarised the limits under Regulation (EC) No 56...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesDDD files are a digital fingerprint of what the driver and the vehicle did. We explain what they contain, how long you must keep t...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesThe download deadlines are easy to remember but equally easy to forget. Let's look at exactly what the legislation says, who is re...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesWithout a driver card you cannot legally move with a tachograph. We go through where to apply, how long it is valid and above all...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesWithout a company card you cannot get at the data from the vehicle unit – and without the data you cannot meet the obligation to d...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesA tachograph fine is not a single figure – it depends on what was breached and who is responsible. We go through who pays, what an...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesThe second-generation smart tachograph is not merely a newer version of the same thing. It records border crossings, communicates...
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesAn analogue tachograph with a paper chart and a digital one with a driver card do the same job – recording the driver's activity....
Read article Tachographs & DDD filesA missed download deadline is one of the most common breaches – and it arises not from bad faith but from forgetting. Remote downl...
Read articleGPS monitoring from €6/month, GPS device included with annual payment. The price drops every year down to €4.
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