Applies to: Phone & web
Categorise drives as business or personal
Accurate categorisation is the foundation of a valid mileage deduction. MileLedger gives you several ways to categorize drives: a quick swipe, bulk actions, purposes, work hours, Saved Places, and Smart Routes.
Swipe to categorize (phone)
In the **Drives** list on phone, swipe right on a drive to mark it **Business**, or swipe left to mark it **Personal**. The colour and badge update immediately.
Categorize from drive detail
Open a drive and tap the **Business / Personal** toggle at the top. You can also set a more granular **Purpose** (e.g. Client Visit, Medical, Charity) from the same screen.
Bulk categorization (phone)
Tap **Select** in the Drives list, choose multiple drives, then tap **Categorize** in the toolbar and pick Business or Personal.
You can also assign a shared **Purpose** to all selected drives in one step.
Work hours (leftover drives)
In **More → Work Hours**, set the days and times you usually work, and whether drives in that window should suggest **Business** or **Personal**.
Work hours only apply when a drive does **not** already match a Smart Route or Saved Place. Optional outside-hours suggestions use the opposite category. Suggestions ask you to confirm.
Saved Places (one location)
In **More → Saved Places**, add spots you visit often — home, office, a client site — and optionally a preferred category or purpose.
When a drive **starts or ends** near that place (about **120 m / ~400 ft** by default), MileLedger can suggest that place’s category. Saved Places are about *where*, not the full route.
Smart Routes (a full route)
**Smart Routes** match a **path**: A → B, or any start → a destination. Manage them in **More → Smart Routes**.
You can create one from a trip or add it manually. Specific-location rules match **both directions** (A↔B). Matching uses about **400 m / ~0.25 mi** around each endpoint (and looks at GPS near the start and end of the drive, not just a single pin).
After enough matching trips (or when you turn on auto-apply), future matches can categorize automatically. You can edit, pause auto-apply, or delete any smart route.
Which rule wins?
If more than one automation could apply, MileLedger uses this order: **Smart Route → Saved Place → Work Hours**.
That means Smart Routes handle commuting paths first; Saved Places handle known stops; Work Hours fills in leftover drives.
Important notes
- Saved Places use a ~120 m geofence around one pin. Smart Routes use ~400 m / 0.25 mi at each end of a route (or destination-only for “any start” rules).
- Suggestions from work hours and many place/route matches may still ask you to confirm — you can always change the category on any drive.
- For a plain-language comparison, see **Saved Places vs Smart Routes**.
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