Separate an unlogged day from a day off
A blank day can mean no work, forgotten logging or a record that has not arrived yet. Those cases should not silently become the same zero. Start by identifying what the gap represents before drawing conclusions from the week.
This guide proposes a recovery worksheet for your own records. It does not claim that MileBetter automatically reconstructs missing trips or imports every platform. The current daily record has fields for earnings, tips, expenses, hours, trips and a note; the quality of the entry depends on the information you supply.
Collect the closest original records
Find the platform summary for the relevant period, your own work notes and expense evidence. Keep their dates visible. A bank transfer can help explain a payment, but it may cover several working days and should not automatically be treated as one day of earnings.
Create a temporary list with a field, source and confidence note. “Trip count from the daily statement” is different from “hours estimated from memory.” Preserve that difference even if both values fit into a simple form. Do not copy private passenger details into a general working note.
Recover what is known first
Enter confirmed information using the same definitions as your other days. For a missing field, check the available source or record the unresolved question outside the numeric total until it can be resolved. Do not fabricate precision simply because a form accepts decimals.
In a fictional example, a driver can confirm earnings and trips but has no reliable record of working time. That is enough to restore part of the day, but it does not support a precise hourly comparison. The useful next action is to locate a time record or mark the comparison as incomplete.
Keep the correction understandable
Write a short note identifying when the entry was reconstructed and which source supports it. If you later obtain better evidence, update the entry and preserve the reason for the correction. Avoid repeatedly replacing one undocumented estimate with another.
The app’s net field is recorded earnings plus tips minus recorded expenses. A reconstructed day with missing costs can therefore look healthier than a complete one. Review the missing information before using the number to evaluate your working pattern. This is an arithmetic limitation, not a tax calculation.
Make the next gap easier to resolve
Choose a simple end-of-day habit: save the relevant statement, note the date and check whether the record is complete. Keep the habit small enough to repeat. An elaborate filing system that you abandon after two days does not help recover the next gap.
UK business record requirements are described in the linked official guidance, checked September 20, 2026. Keep the required source records separately from this operational worksheet. Once the day is reconstructed, use the linked net-earnings guide and check one complete entry before reviewing the week.
Make the next week easier to read. MileBetter turns a quick daily check-in into a useful business view.
Start free