Vehicle Registry
Track registration, insurance and inspection expiries.
Overview
A vehicle registry is a small but high-value list: every car, truck, motorcycle, or trailer you own, with the dates the government and your insurer care about. Registration, insurance, and inspection expiries all sneak up the same way; you remember them weeks early and again the day after they lapse. A simple registry that surfaces those dates in one glance turns "did I renew the Tacoma?" into a five-second check.
This tool stores each vehicle with optional plate and state, plus three independent expiry dates: registration, insurance, and roadworthy inspection. Color-coded chips highlight anything that is expired or due within thirty days, and the summary at the top counts how many vehicles are clear, how many are due soon, and how many have already lapsed. Notes can capture a VIN, mechanic, or any other free-form reminder.
How it works
Add a vehicle by entering its name, optional plate, optional state, and any of the three expiry dates you want to track. Save it and the row joins the list, ordered by urgency so expired and soon-to-expire entries appear first. Each expiry date renders as a chip; the chip turns red when the date has passed, amber when it falls within the next thirty days, and green when it is comfortably in the future.
A summary strip across the top shows the total fleet size, how many vehicles have any kind of alert, and a green "all current" pill when nothing needs attention. You can export the whole registry to CSV for sharing with a family member or accountant, and delete a row in place if a vehicle is sold or retired.
Examples
- Family car with a routine renewal cycle: rego in five months, insurance in two months, inspection in eight months — all three chips are green.
- Truck nearing renewal: an amber chip warns that registration expires in twenty days and a red chip flags that the inspection is five days overdue.
- Selling a vehicle: delete its row and the totals update; the rest of the fleet keeps its place in the urgency order.
- Sharing with an accountant: export to CSV and paste the file into a spreadsheet to attach to a business expense report.
FAQ
Do I have to fill in all three expiry dates?
No. Each date is optional. Track only the ones that apply to your vehicle and jurisdiction.
How is "due soon" defined?
Any date within the next thirty days from today, inclusive. Anything beyond that is considered current, and anything before today is expired.
Can I store the VIN or insurance policy number?
Yes. Use the notes field for anything that does not fit the structured columns; VINs, policy numbers, mechanic contacts, and reminders all work well there.
Is the data shared between vehicles?
No. Each row is independent so the expiry chips on one vehicle never influence another, even if they share a plate or state.