Servicing Your Car
OK, so you don’t need a full service history to take out the UK’s Best Used Car Warranty, but you must make sure your car receives the correct TLC for the duration of the cover.
Personally, I advise you to walk away from any car that doesn’t have a full book of service stamps, but if you’ve already bought a car with little or no service history then we’re here to help…
Quentin Willson
If you don’t know when the last service was carried out then get your car fully serviced asap, preferably before taking out the warranty, otherwise you are just wasting your time, money and effort (and ours) because if you request a repair, you will be disappointed.
Do’s and Dont’s
We DON’T require you to have full service history or any servicing at a main dealer, we DO need proof that the last relevant full service was performed to the manufacturer’s standard within the last 12 months.
You DO need to use a Vat registered garage (those are the ones that charge you Vat) but DON’T use the window cleaner, even if he used to sweep up and make the tea at Rolls Royce when he was a lad.
If you use a main dealer you’re home and dry, otherwise DO make sure the guy carries out the correct service as recommended in your service book and within 30 days or 1,000 miles of the period stated.
DO make sure you get Vat receipts showing what’s been done and what parts have been fitted. DON’T show us a page torn out of a duplicate book with the words, “full service carried out for fifty quid” we won’t be impressed!
NOTE: You must use a Vat registered garage, request detailed receipts and follow the manufacturer’s recommendations in your service book, then you can’t go far wrong.
