What your records have to contain to survive a check by SARS, and the rate DriveHub applies.
ZAR4.95 per km
In force 2026-03-01 — 2027-02-28.
The travel eLogbook, reissued each tax year; required to substantiate a claim against a travel allowance.
The odometer reading on 1 March and again on the last day of February following.
"The logbook must contain the following minimum information relating to your business travel: • Date of travel • Kilometres travelled • Travel details (where to and reason for the trip)."
Electronic logbooks are accepted. One logbook per vehicle where more than one was used in the year.
Five years from submission of the return.
The requirements above are quoted from South Africa's own tax authority. DriveHub keeps them, and the rate, under version control and re-checks them against the authority's pages — this page is generated from that record, not written separately from it.
DriveHub records this automatically. It tracks each drive in the background, keeps the start and end, the distance and the route, and exports a report in the shape a tax office expects.