# Contemporaneous record

> Log made at or near the time of the trip — considered more reliable than later reconstruction.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/contemporaneous-record

**Summary:** Log made at or near the time of the trip — considered more reliable than later reconstruction.

- A contemporaneous record is the log made at the time of the trip or shortly after, treated by auditors as more reliable than later reconstruction.
- A GPS app capturing distance in real time, a receipt generated when the trip ends, a same-day spreadsheet entry — all contemporaneous.
- Months-later reconstruction from memory is fragile under audit.

A contemporaneous record is the log made at the time of the trip or shortly after, treated by auditors as more reliable than later reconstruction. A GPS app capturing distance in real time, a receipt generated when the trip ends, a same-day spreadsheet entry — all contemporaneous. Months-later reconstruction from memory is fragile under audit.