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Photograph the invoice
One bill, flat enough to read. The total, the date, and the kilometers matter most.
A receipt scanner for car maintenance invoices
A photo in your camera roll is not a service record. RPMBase reads a maintenance invoice into a draft row: the work, the date, the kilometers, and the total. You correct it, then you save the row and keep the image with it.
You see the draft first. This website does not scan receipts.
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What the scan is trying to capture
The work
Labor and parts, named the way the invoice names them. A glare spot is not a job title. You can type over a bad read.
The date and the total
The two figures you will want in six months. If the total looks wrong, you change it or you cancel.
The kilometers when they are on the bill
If the photo misses the odometer, leave the field blank. Do not let a blank become a made-up number.
The image on the saved row
The history should still make sense if you never open the photo again. The file is there when you need the original.
Fuel slips too
A pump receipt can start a fuel row after you confirm it. It still lands on the fuel log, not on service.
Not every document
Registration and insurance papers are files you keep. A receipt scanner for car maintenance is for bills that should become history.
From paper to a confirmed service
Bills worth scanning
A workshop invoice
Labor, parts, date, and odometer. This is the main case.
A tire or battery receipt
Smaller bills are the ones that never make it into a folder.
A fuel receipt you do not want to type
Fuel can start from a photo too, then land on the fuel log after you confirm it.
The photo is sharp. The record is still missing.
Six months later the thumbnail is too small to show the odometer, and the total is a glare spot. You know the car was serviced. You cannot say what was done.
Scanning a receipt into a notes app does not attach it to a car, a kilometer reading, or the next due date. The paper is captured. The log is not.
You photograph the service bill. RPMBase proposes the fields a maintenance log needs. Anything uncertain stays highlighted so you can type over it. Confirming saves the service and files the image on that row.
Registration, insurance, and other documents are a different job from a receipt. A receipt scanner for car maintenance is for bills that should become history. A document is a file you keep even when it does not create a service row.
Six months later the thumbnail is too small to show the odometer, and the total is a glare spot. You know the car was serviced. You cannot say what was done. Scanning a receipt into a notes app does not attach it to a car.
The draft is not a final row. You see the fields first. If the total looks wrong, you change it or you cancel. The camera roll is not the log.
This page describes a phone feature. Get App opens Download. The guide on reading a service invoice still helps even if you type the row by hand.
Questions
Does the scan save itself?ShowHide
No. You see the draft first. If the total looks wrong, you change it or you cancel. The camera roll is not the log.
What if the photo misses the kilometers?ShowHide
Leave the field blank or type the figure from the invoice if you can read it. Do not let a blank become a made-up number.
Where should I learn to read the bill myself?ShowHide
The guide on reading a service invoice walks through labor, parts, and the next-service line. The scanner is faster when you already know what those lines mean.
Keep the bill and the row
A photo is not a log until you confirm the fields. Get the app to scan on your phone.
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