---
title: "Create a vehicle"
method: POST
path: "/v1/vehicles"
tags: ["Vehicles"]
---

# Create a vehicle

`POST /v1/vehicles`

Create a new vehicle (required scope vehicles:write)

## Headers

- `Customer-Id` integer, required

## Request body

- CreateVehicleModel — Model representing the data needed to create a vehicle
  - `groupId` integer, required — The unique identifier of the group that the vehicle belongs to
  - `vehicleType` 'motorcycle' | 'car' | 'trailer' | 'bus' | 'emergency' | 'goodsLess7_5T' | 'goodsMore7_5T' | 'busLess12', required — Enumeration representing different types of vehicles<p>Possible values:</p><ul><li><b>motorcycle</b>: Motorcycle vehicle type</li><li><b>car</b>: Car vehicle type</li><li><b>trailer</b>: Trailer vehicle type</li><li><b>bus</b>: Bus vehicle type</li><li><b>emergency</b>: Emergency vehicle type</li><li><b>goodsLess7_5T</b>: Goods vehicle type with weight less than 7.5 tons</li><li><b>goodsMore7_5T</b>: Goods vehicle type with weight more than or equal to 7.5 tons</li><li><b>busLess12</b>: Bus vehicle type with less than 12 seats</li></ul>
  - `fixedResourceId` integer, nullable — The unique identifier of the resource who this vehicle is assigned to
  - `reference` string, nullable — The internal reference of the vehicle - should usually be unique
  - `registration` string, required — The registration number of the vehicle
  - `make` string, nullable — The manufacturer of the vehicle
  - `model` string, nullable — The model of the vehicle
  - `registrationYear` integer, nullable — The year that the vehicle was first registered as new
  - `isSchedulable` boolean — Indicates whether this vehicle can be scheduled jobs
  - `idlingFuelConsumptionRate` number, double, nullable — The litre fuel consumption of the vehicle used when idling per minute
  - `costPerKm` number, double, nullable — The running cost of the vehicle per kilometre, expressed in `costPerKmCurrencyCode`
  - `costPerDay` number, double, nullable — The running cost of the vehicle per day, expressed in `costPerDayCurrencyCode`
  - `costPerKmCurrencyCode` 'EUR' | 'AUD' | 'GBP' | 'BGN' | 'CAD' | 'CZK' | 'DKK' | 'HUF' | 'ILS' | 'LVL' | 'LTL' | 'MXN' | 'NZD' | 'NOK' | 'PLN' | 'RON' | 'RUB' | 'ZAR' | 'SEK' | 'CHF' | 'AED' | 'USD' — CurrencyCode definitions enum, matches currencies available in the BigChange Client Site<p>Possible values:</p><ul><li><b>EUR</b>: Euro</li><li><b>AUD</b>: Australian Dollar</li><li><b>GBP</b>: Pound Sterling</li><li><b>BGN</b>: Bulgarian Lev</li><li><b>CAD</b>: Canadian Dollar</li><li><b>CZK</b>: Czech Koruna</li><li><b>DKK</b>: Danish Krone</li><li><b>HUF</b>: Forint</li><li><b>ILS</b>: New Israeli Sheqel</li><li><b>LVL</b>: Latvian Lats - replaced by Euro</li><li><b>LTL</b>: Lithuanian Litas - replaced by Euro</li><li><b>MXN</b>: Mexican Peso</li><li><b>NZD</b>: New Zealand Dollar</li><li><b>NOK</b>: Norwegian Krone</li><li><b>PLN</b>: Zloty</li><li><b>RON</b>: Romanian Leu</li><li><b>RUB</b>: Russian Ruble</li><li><b>ZAR</b>: Rand</li><li><b>SEK</b>: Swedish Krona</li><li><b>CHF</b>: Swiss Franc</li><li><b>AED</b>: UAE Dirham</li><li><b>USD</b>: US Dollar</li></ul>
  - `costPerDayCurrencyCode` 'EUR' | 'AUD' | 'GBP' | 'BGN' | 'CAD' | 'CZK' | 'DKK' | 'HUF' | 'ILS' | 'LVL' | 'LTL' | 'MXN' | 'NZD' | 'NOK' | 'PLN' | 'RON' | 'RUB' | 'ZAR' | 'SEK' | 'CHF' | 'AED' | 'USD' — CurrencyCode definitions enum, matches currencies available in the BigChange Client Site<p>Possible values:</p><ul><li><b>EUR</b>: Euro</li><li><b>AUD</b>: Australian Dollar</li><li><b>GBP</b>: Pound Sterling</li><li><b>BGN</b>: Bulgarian Lev</li><li><b>CAD</b>: Canadian Dollar</li><li><b>CZK</b>: Czech Koruna</li><li><b>DKK</b>: Danish Krone</li><li><b>HUF</b>: Forint</li><li><b>ILS</b>: New Israeli Sheqel</li><li><b>LVL</b>: Latvian Lats - replaced by Euro</li><li><b>LTL</b>: Lithuanian Litas - replaced by Euro</li><li><b>MXN</b>: Mexican Peso</li><li><b>NZD</b>: New Zealand Dollar</li><li><b>NOK</b>: Norwegian Krone</li><li><b>PLN</b>: Zloty</li><li><b>RON</b>: Romanian Leu</li><li><b>RUB</b>: Russian Ruble</li><li><b>ZAR</b>: Rand</li><li><b>SEK</b>: Swedish Krona</li><li><b>CHF</b>: Swiss Franc</li><li><b>AED</b>: UAE Dirham</li><li><b>USD</b>: US Dollar</li></ul>
  - `odometerUnit` 'miles' | 'kilometres' — The unit of measure for distance presented by the vehicles odometer<p>Possible values:</p><ul><li><b>miles</b></li><li><b>kilometres</b></li></ul>
  - `odometer` integer, nullable — The latest reading from the vehicles odometer
  - `roadSafetyExpiresAt` string, date, nullable — The date of when the vehicles road safety test expires (eg. UK MOT test)
  - `roadTaxExpiresAt` string, date, nullable — The date of when the vehicles road tax expires
  - `serviceDueAt` string, date, nullable — The date of when the vehicles next service is due
  - `insuranceDueAt` string, date, nullable — The date of when the vehicles insurance is due for renewal
  - `co2EmissionsGramsPerKm` integer, nullable — The vehicle co2 emission rate as (grams per km). Mutually exclusive with Co2EmissionsKilogramsPerLitre
  - `co2EmissionsKilogramsPerLitre` number, double, nullable — The vehicle co2 emission rate as (kilograms per litre). Mutually exclusive with Co2EmissionsGramsPerKm
  - `customFields` CustomFieldWriteModel[], nullable — Custom fields associated with the vehicle
    - `definitionId` integer, required — The unique identifier of the associated custom field definition
    - `value` string, nullable — The value of this custom field. If set to null, any existing value will be unset

## Response `201`

Created

- PostResponseInt64 — Represents a response for a POST request, containing the ID of the newly created record
  - `id` integer — Identifier of the newly created record

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `422` — Unprocessable Content
- `500` — Internal Server Error

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