There is provided a vehicle information recording apparatus capable of making a user easily recognize vehicle information which is recorded in the presence of electric power supply from a backup power source. When a vehicle is involved in an accident and the impact caused by the accident has triggered the interruption of electric power supply from a vehicle power source section and thereupon electrical power is supplied from a backup power source section, predetermined identification information “−A” is added to a folder name of a vehicle power source folder where still image information is recorded in the presence of electric power supply from the vehicle power source section, whereby a backup power source folder is created on a CF card as a new folder. Part of still image information stored in a second SD-RAM is recorded in the backup power source folder created on the CF card.