Toll and Ticket Reimbursement

Post-trip incidentals are host-submitted, evidence-backed charges. They are not created automatically from checkout.

Prelaunch: Live trips are not open yet. This article describes the incidental-billing flow currently configured for launch.

What the current flow supports

  • Tolls incurred during the trip
  • Eligible tickets or citations tied to the guest's use of the vehicle
  • Documented fuel cost
  • Additional distance, calculated from the check-in and checkout odometers, the included distance, and the per-mile rate frozen at booking

The current host submission flow does not add a flat refueling-service fee, and an EV charging reimbursement is not currently one of its supported submission types.

When you can submit

The trip must be checked out, completed, or reviewed. Submit the incidental within 72 hours of the recorded checkout; if there is no checkout record, the scheduled trip end is used.

Only the vehicle's trip host can submit the charge. A co-host permission does not replace that ownership check in the current billing flow.

What to provide

  1. Open the returned trip from Host trips and choose the incidental option.
  2. Select the correct type.
  3. Enter the document or incident date and a factual description.
  4. For a toll, ticket, or fuel request, enter the documented amount and attach the receipt, statement, or notice.
  5. For additional distance, make sure both handoff odometers were submitted. Afto calculates the supported amount from the trip record.
  6. Review and submit.

The guest payment is tracked separately. A request can remain pending or require payment attention before it becomes a paid reimbursement.

How it reaches your payout

After the guest payment succeeds, the paid incidental is added as a 100% pass-through reimbursement. If the main trip payout has already been dispatched, Afto creates a supplemental payout item; otherwise it can be included with the eligible trip payout.

Taxes and reporting

Afto labels these amounts separately from trip earnings in the ledger, but a product label does not determine tax treatment or whether a payment is reportable. Review Understanding Your 1099 and consult a tax professional for your situation.