How do you keep track of your car’s admin — tax, Annual inspection/MOT, insurance, warranty?
Posted by PitmasterChilli@reddit | askcarguys | View on Reddit | 23 comments
Hi all,
Quick question: how do you personally keep track of all the important stuff for your car — things like road tax renewal, MOT dates, insurance, warranty info, and other paperwork?
Do you just rely on email reminders, calendar notes, spreadsheets, or something else?
I’m curious how people stay on top of this without letting stuff slip through the cracks. Would be interesting to hear what works (or doesn’t work) for you.
Thanks in advance!
Expensive-Long9750@reddit
I rely on email/text reminders mostly. actually building a tool that automates this - started for subscriptions but works great for car inspection, insurance, anything with expiry dates really. sends reminders before stuff renews.
Still building it but got a waitlist if interested: https://tally.so/r/mR1vXl
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
Sounds good. There is definitely a technology solution that would help.
mawzthefinn@reddit
Insurance auto-renews, and they send me the package. MOT texts me 60 days out to remind me of registration (which is free), no annual inspection and my car isn't old enough to require DriveClean (smog test, going away)
Warranty is detailed in my purchase package, manufacturer tracks it.
Grandemestizo@reddit
Poorly.
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
lol
Initial_Cellist9240@reddit
Thanks for reminding me to reprint my insurance card!
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
Welcome! Lol
TheseHeron3820@reddit
A couple months after my road tax expires, my mom would go "did you remember to pay your road tax?"
And I go like "Oh fuck, the road tax!"
And she goes like "Language!"
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
Hahaha
series-hybrid@reddit
We have a calendar with all the important birthdays marked a week ahead of the day. That's also where we mark anything that has a timed element to it.
We check it once a week to see what things need to be done for the following week.
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
Yeah - I’d need something that reminds me!
chibicascade2@reddit
Oh shit, you just reminded me I was supposed to renew my registration like a month ago. Whoops..
No inspections or mot in my state. The one upside of living in a rural shithole.
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
lol! So, your method is to wait for someone to mention it on Reddit - sweet :). I'm sure there is a better way...
chibicascade2@reddit
Well, they mail you a paper about a month before it's due. I just stick it in a pile with all the other bills I couldn't pay at the time and forgot about it by the time I had money 😅
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
lol
nadanutcase@reddit
Hanging folders... physical files all stored in one place and clearly marked.
That takes some discipline, but it's a HELL of a lot better than searching digital folders
sebastiand1@reddit
I live in Florida so no “road tax”, no MOT, my insurance is on auto pay every 6 months, warranty info I don’t care because I’ve only ever used warranty 3 times out of the 10 cars I’ve owned. Plus the dealer would know that information. Registration renewal in Florida is on your birthday so that’s easy.
ThatDude_Paul@reddit
Bingo
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
That sounds nice and easy - I wish it was that straightforward in the UK! :)
ragingduck@reddit
On your smartphone, create a calendar for your cars. I put all the renewal dates etc with alerts. Easy as pie.
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
That sounds good! I wonder if there is a way to put it all in one place?
Dedward5@reddit
I have a small fleet of inexpensive classics + wife’s car to remind her about. I just have a whiteboard in my office at home with a grid of the dates for insurance, tax,service and MOT etc.
PitmasterChilli@reddit (OP)
Old school - I like it! I'm not sure i would look at my whiteboard enough - I would need reminders :)