Van
Your home on wheels deserves to be looked after properly.
For most people a van is a vehicle. For you it's something else entirely — it's your bedroom, your kitchen, your living room, your office, and your only reliable constant as everything else changes around you. When it's running well and organised properly, life on the road is everything you hoped it would be. When it isn't, everything stops.
Vanlife Assistant's Van module is built around a simple truth: the better you know your van, the less it surprises you. Know what's in it, know what's due, know what it weighs, know where your documents are. Be ready for the border crossing, the tight mountain road, the bridge with a weight limit, the official who wants your insurance certificate at 11pm.
Your van is your home. Look after it like one.
Van Profile & Specifications
You're approaching a tunnel with a height restriction sign. You don't have to guess. You know exactly how tall your van is, roof rack included. You go through without slowing down.
Your specs, always to hand.
Know your van inside and out.
Height, weight, payload capacity, tyre pressures, engine specifications, tank sizes — the numbers that matter when deciding whether you can take that road, cross that bridge, or fit under that barrier. Stored once, available always.
Supports multiple vehicles.
Running more than one rig? Each vehicle gets its own complete profile. Switch between them in seconds — each with its own specs, history, and documents.
Maintenance Schedule & Service Logbook
Your oil change is due in 1,200 miles. You know this not because you remembered, but because the app told you this morning. You book it in at the next town with a garage. Crisis quietly avoided.
Look after it and it looks after you.
Never miss the things that matter.
A neglected van is a van that lets you down at the worst possible moment. Set service intervals by mileage or time — oil changes, filter replacements, belt inspections, and anything else your van needs.
Complete service history, always available.
Full logbook with dates, mileage, costs, and notes. MOT, insurance, and road tax renewal reminders. Useful for resale, warranty purposes, and peace of mind.
Fuel Log & Economy Tracking
Understand what your van actually costs to run.
Fuel is your biggest recurring cost on the road. The fuel log tracks every fill, calculates your real-world fuel economy, and shows you how your consumption changes with load, terrain, and driving style.
You filled up in France last week and again in Spain yesterday. Your fuel economy has dropped slightly — you've been crossing mountain passes with a full load. The data confirms what you suspected. You know why, and you adjust.
- Log every fuel stop with location, price, and quantity
- Automatic fuel economy calculation in MPG or L/100km
- Track fuel costs over time and by country
- Spot changes in consumption that might indicate a mechanical issue
Glovebox & Border Mode
You're crossing into Croatia at a busy checkpoint. The officer wants your vehicle registration and insurance. You activate Border Mode. He sees exactly what he needs — nothing else. Your other documents, your financial data, your personal notes — none of it is visible. You hand over the phone with complete confidence. He hands it back. You drive on.
Always secure. Always ready.
Your most important documents, always secure.
Insurance certificates, vehicle registration, MOT, passports, visas — stored encrypted on your device, accessible in seconds. Document scanner built in — photograph and store documents without leaving the app.
Border Mode.
Presents only the documents you choose — everything else is hidden. Expiry date tracking so your documents are always current. Accessible completely offline — your documents are there when you need them.
Gear Manifest & Zone Mapping
It's raining hard and you need the heavy duty jump leads. You open the app, search for "jump leads." It tells you: Under Bed Storage, Left Side Box. You're in and out in thirty seconds.
And it's not just what's in the van. Offboard zones let you track gear in your storage unit back home, equipment left with family, or anything else that belongs to your kit but isn't travelling with you right now. Your complete inventory, wherever it actually is.
Everything in its place.
Know exactly where everything is.
Divide your van into fully customisable zones. Stow any item in any zone with weight, quantity, and notes. Search your entire manifest instantly. Offboard storage zones for gear that isn't in the van.
QR code scanning & labels.
Every container can have a QR code label. Scan it and see the complete contents instantly — no guessing, no opening, no unpacking. Print labels directly or export for a label printer. Works completely offline.
Payload & Weight Management
Know your limits before the road finds them for you.
Every van has a gross vehicle weight. Exceed it and you're illegal, your insurance may be void, and your van is under stress it wasn't designed for. The Payload Manager tracks the weight of everything on board so you always know where you stand.
You're adding a new battery bank to your electrical system. Before you buy, you check your payload — you have 47kg of headroom. The battery bank weighs 32kg. You're within limits. You order it.
- Running payload total calculated automatically from your manifest
- Visual heatmap showing weight distribution across van zones
- Alerts when you approach your gross vehicle weight limit
- Essential for overlanders carrying heavy recovery and camping equipment
SmartVan & HomeKit Integration
You've left the van parked in full sun while you hike. Your phone buzzes — interior temperature has reached 34°C. You're back before anything is damaged.
Your van works for you.
Your van, connected.
Connect any HomeKit-compatible device. Monitor temperature, humidity, and battery levels passively. Automation scenes — set conditions that trigger actions. Van Modes for different situations — parked, driving, sleeping, away.
Cameras and Spot Mode.
Camera integration for security monitoring. Spot Mode for location-aware automations that activate when you arrive at a saved spot. Your van works smarter so you don't have to.
Level Assist
Get your pitch right, every time.
A van that isn't level is a van you won't sleep well in. Level Assist uses your device's sensors to show you exactly how your van is sitting — fore-aft and side-to-side — so you can get your levelling blocks in the right place first time.
You've pulled onto what looked like a flat piece of ground. Level Assist tells you you're 2.3° off to the left. One block under the left rear wheel. You check again — 0.1°. Close enough. Dinner and a good night's sleep.
- Real-time level display using device sensors
- Fore-aft and side-to-side readings simultaneously
- Simple visual display readable at a glance
- No extra hardware required — your phone is the sensor
Compliance & Legal Dates
Stay on top of the paperwork.
MOT. Insurance. Road tax. Fire extinguisher inspection. The list of dates that matter for a full-time vehicle is longer than most people realise. Compliance tracking keeps all of them in one place with reminders before they expire.
Your MOT is due in six weeks. You've known for a month because the app told you. You've already booked it at a garage near where you'll be passing through. No panic, no last-minute rush, no driving on an expired certificate.
- Track any compliance date for any vehicle
- Reminders set well in advance of expiry
- Covers MOT, insurance, road tax, and any custom dates you add
- Full compliance history for every vehicle
Everything in the Van module works offline. Your documents, your manifest, your service history — all of it is on your device, available whenever you need it, wherever you are.
For full detail on any feature, visit the Help Desk.
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