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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
Vehicles
Return the car. Keep your own condition record.
Return the car. Keep your own condition record. Photograph the car and keep the inspection paperwork. Save a dated copy of the exact files.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
EXAMPLE
Lease return condition
1 Nov 2026
Authority time: 14:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
Bitcoin block time: 14:10 UTC · example
Last checked: 15:02 UTC · example
✓ Dated◆ Permanent
Now keep it safe: three things
- Keep your photos and files unedited. The receipt only matches the originals. Put them in an album such as “My records”.
- Save this receipt to your camera roll.
Keep the receipt file too. The image is a handy copy; checking needs the file.
- Email it to yourself.Email it to myself
Your mail app opens a draft. Attach your receipt image and receipt file. Don’t attach your photos or documents. Timevolt does not send it or know whether it was sent.
Your record, one step at a time.
Your photos and files stay on your device, so keep them.
Local preview: files are fingerprinted here. Notes and progress stay in this browser. Keep downloaded copies; browser storage is not a backup.
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How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
0 items
How?
Add the exact original files for this part of the record. Keep them unchanged; a different export or edit has a different fingerprint.
Add link and screenshots
The link is recorded, not fetched or verified.
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How?
Record the date, time, place and who you spoke to. New notes are saved separately rather than editing an old note.
How to keep notes that hold upWrite it down
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
How to keep notes that hold up
Write notes as soon as you can. Keep the original account rather than replacing it later; the venue decides what weight it gets.
- Write it down straight away, on paper or in the box on a step.
- Put the date, time and place at the top, and who you spoke to.
- Use their words where you can; separate what you saw from what you were told.
- Sign or initial a paper note, photograph it and add the photo.
- Never edit an old note. Add a new dated entry when something changes. A device save time is not independent time evidence or proof of event order.
Lease return condition
Lease return condition
01 · Keep the exact files
Keep exterior, interior, wheels, glass, odometer and damage close-ups, plus a walkaround and lessor paperwork.
Records to keep: Exterior · Interior · Odometer
Lease return condition
02 · Date the file’s code
Your device fingerprints the selected file or manifest. Dated follows an independent timestamp; Permanent follows Bitcoin anchoring.
An independent time, tied to the exact bytes.
Lease return condition
03 · Keep the evidence
Keep sets from appraisal and drop-off, and any pickup baseline. Use the lessor’s inspection and dispute process.
Keep the originals too. A changed or compressed copy has a different fingerprint.
Try a file. It stays here.
Make a test receipt on this device.
By making a receipt you agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy. The Bitcoin record is permanent.
or drop a file here
Real cases: why the saved copy matters.
Real cases where dated records mattered. We don’t claim a time receipt would have changed the result.
United Kingdom · 2019
Match each car damage fee to clear photos
A driver disputed damage fees after a car was returned. Photos did not support the door and side panel fees, so those were dropped. Other fees stayed because the photos showed more than normal wear.
Ombudsman decision; supplied verification read the PDF and confirmed this mixed outcome.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›United Kingdom · 2025
Keep pickup photos with the signed report
A driver disputed fees despite a signed pickup report listing damage. Locked photos and video backed most of the fees. One item lacked enough proof, so that fee was dropped.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›United Kingdom · 2022
Damage during hire can still be normal wear
A driver disputed damage fees after returning a hired car. The reviewer thought the damage happened during the hire, but some marks were normal wear. The door and side panel fees were dropped.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›United Kingdom · 2024
Damage photos must match the fees claimed
A driver disputed car damage fees and said the return check had not been agreed. The lender gave photos that matched the bill. The reviewer kept the fees.
Summarized on Oct 29, 2026
Read the decision ›What courts, schemes and regulators say.
Positions below refer to the cited rule or record type, not endorsement of Timevolt. This service is not represented as an eIDAS qualified timestamp provider. A non-qualified timestamp does not receive the qualified timestamp presumption.
NY Attorney General leasing arbitration program
Formal court evidence rules do not apply; parties may introduce any evidence the arbitrator agrees is relevant (Reg. 302.11). Documents due 3 business days before hearing. Dispute must be filed within 60 days of lessor receiving the car; own licensed appraisal allowed up to 20 days before return.
Accepts any relevant evidence, so dated photos are admissible in principle; the guide does not mention timestamps or hash-based receipts specifically.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceFinancial Ombudsman Service
Ombudsman assesses end-of-hire charges against the BVRLA fair wear and tear standard using the inspection photos; locked collection-time photos and video were accepted as showing the car's condition while in the customer's possession, and charges not sufficiently evidenced by the photos were waived.
Photos are routinely weighed; nothing found about cryptographic timestamps. Lessor records are given weight when locked at inspection.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceConsumer Leasing Act / Regulation M (12 CFR 1013)
Requires disclosure of excess wear and tear standards/warnings in lease; says nothing about customer evidence format.
Only secondary summaries seen; verify current text in eCFR.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceeIDAS Regulation (EU 910/2014)
Electronic or nonqualified form alone is not a reason to deny a timestamp legal effect or admissibility. Other evidence requirements still apply. Article 41(2) addresses the qualified-timestamp presumption, and Article 42 its requirements; provider status alone is insufficient.
This describes the statutory evidence rule, not Timevolt qualification or a guarantee of admission. No claim about cross-border recognition is made here.
Source summary as of 2026-10-28. Check the current source and applicable local rules.
Read the sourceOther ways to do this
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Related workflows.
Proves / Doesn’t prove
Proves
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Doesn’t prove
It does not prove the photos show your car, where they were taken, that the damage did or did not exist, that it is fair wear and tear, or who wins the charge dispute.
The receipt cannot establish condition, fault or fair wear. The inspection report and lessor’s standards still matter.
These are the bounds of a completed proof. The local tester does not establish any time. The chosen court, scheme or regulator decides what to accept.
Questions, answered plainly.
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking. Privacy Policy.
What does a time receipt prove for my lease return photos?
A completed time receipt shows that the exact selected file existed by the independently witnessed time. You can check whether a later copy has the same bytes. It does not establish creation time, authorship, identity, event order, location or the truth of the contents.
Does it prove the damage was already there or not there?
No. It proves the files existed by a date, not what they show, who took them, or where. Pair it with clear, well-lit photos and the lessor's own condition report.
Will the lease company or a court accept it?
We cannot promise that. Ombudsmen and arbitrators weigh photos and decide for themselves; the NY AG arbitration program, for example, accepts any evidence the arbitrator finds relevant.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat should I photograph?
Every side and panel, wheels and tire tread, glass, interior seats and trim, the odometer, and the fuel gauge. Lease and inspection guides also suggest a walkaround video and close-ups with a coin for scale.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhen should I do it?
Before any pre-return inspection and again right before you hand the car over. Some lessors inspect weeks later, so a dated record of the day you returned it matters. In New York you can also get your own appraisal up to 20 days before return.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerAre my photos uploaded to Timevolt?
Your file stays on your device. During normal receipt creation, your device sends a randomized code made from its fingerprint, plus encrypted recovery data. It doesn't send the plain fingerprint or the random value that opens the code. Keep the original file and the complete receipt for checking.
My phone already dates photos. Why a time receipt?
A phone's file date and metadata can be edited and are not independently certified. An independent timestamp authority dates the fingerprint, and Bitcoin anchoring makes it permanent.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerWhat does it cost?
See the Pricing page for current US-dollar plans and allowances. Fast is paused. Purchases open when receipts open.
Source summary as of October 30, 2026. Check the current source and its scope.
Context for this answerThe file tester runs on your device. It does not issue a timestamp or take a payment.
Keep the records you already have.
Keep your original files and any existing official records while the receipt service is being prepared.