Delete Your BlackBox Data

Last updated: 4 November 2026

BlackBox is a car ownership cost-tracking app published by George Barbour (sole trader, Scotland, United Kingdom), trading as "BlackBox". You can delete some or all of your BlackBox data at any time without deleting your account. This page explains how. If you want to delete your account itself, see Delete Your Account.

Delete a single entry

You can remove individual entries one at a time from inside the app:

Fuel logs: open the Fuel tab, tap a fuel log, then tap the delete (trash) icon.
Costs: open the Costs tab, tap a cost entry, then tap the delete icon.
Modifications: open the Mods tab, tap a mod, then tap the delete icon.
Trips: open Tools > Trip Tracker > Past trips, select a trip, then use its delete control.

For Revs, use the menu on a post or the delete control on your comment to remove your own contribution. Deleting garage records does not remove Revs content you previously published. For other content or data you cannot remove yourself, send a request to support below.

Delete an entire vehicle

Deleting a vehicle automatically removes every fuel log, cost, modification, trip and image associated with that vehicle.

1. Open the car selector

Tap the active car name at the top of the Dashboard.

2. Open the vehicle's settings

Tap the edit (pencil) icon next to the vehicle you want to remove.

3. Tap "Delete Car" and confirm

The vehicle, its photos, and all of its child records are permanently removed both locally and from the cloud.

Erase all of your data (while keeping your account)

To wipe every vehicle and all child records in one go, without deleting your account itself:

1. Open the BlackBox app

You must be signed in to the account whose data you want to erase.

2. Go to Settings

Open Profile, then Settings.

3. Open Advanced

Find the Factory Reset section.

4. Tap "Erase All Data" and confirm

Garage records are erased on this device and cloud deletion is attempted. Keep the app connected and verify that records stay removed after syncing. If cloud deletion fails, records may return; retry or contact support. Your account, Revs content and subscription remain. This action is irreversible.

Request deletion by email

If you cannot access the app for any reason, email blackboxsupport@ghillie.xyz from the email address registered to your BlackBox account, with the subject line "Delete my data" and a brief description of what you want deleted. We will verify your identity and process the request within 30 days.

What is deleted

Vehicles, fuel logs, cost entries, modifications, trips
All images attached to vehicles or modifications
Cached preferences and per-vehicle stats

What is retained

Your account record (email, display name, Google account identifier) stays so you can continue to sign in. To remove this, see Delete Your Account.
Revs content, account-linked usage, feedback and notification preferences are not erased by Factory Reset. Request their deletion by email, or request full account deletion.
Your subscription continues. Cancel future renewals in Settings > Plan > Cancel subscription. Payment and accounting records are retained separately for 6 years.
Error logs may persist for up to 90 days. Full account deletion has additional security, referral and delivery exceptions described on the account deletion page.

How long does deletion take?

Local in-app deletion takes effect immediately. Cloud removal requires a successful connection and sync. Email-based requests and removal of backups containing deleted data are handled within 30 days through our support and backup procedures. Device-local copies on other devices and downloaded exports must be removed on those devices.

Questions

Email blackboxsupport@ghillie.xyz.