Types of car service
A service is a routine check-up done by a garage or a mobile mechanic. A technician will look at the condition of your car and check parts like brakes and tyres for wear and tear.
We recommend that your vehicle has a major service every 24 months, or every 24,000 miles if that comes sooner.
Inbetween, we recommend getting a full service after a year, or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first.
If you’re a high mileage driver, we recommend an additional interim service every 6 months.
A 39 point inspection, including renew oil filter and engine oil.
A 42 point inspection, including renew oil filter and engine oil, and renew the air filter.
A 45 point inspection, including a brake fluid check, renew oil filter and engine oil, and renew the air filter and the pollen filter.
Getting your car serviced regularly:
Compare the interim, full and major services
| Checks | Interim | Full | Major |
Driver visibility | |||
| Exterior lights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of the windscreen for cracks and chips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Window washers and wipers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mirrors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Door, bonnet and lock operation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of the number plates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interior | |||
| Renew pollen filter | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Horn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of the air conditioning | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Seat belts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Braking system | |||
| Condition of front and rear brake discs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of rear brake pads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vehicles with rear drum brakes (additional charge for drum removal and brake clean) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of brake fluid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Brake pipes and hoses | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of front brake pads | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brake callipers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Engine bay operations | |||
| Timing cam belt | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Washer fluid levels and top up as necessary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Renew engine oil filter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Radiator and coolant hoses for leaks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Renew air filter | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visual brake fluid condition and top up | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Power steering fluid levels and top up as necessary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coolant level and top up | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Clutch fluid levels and top up as necessary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Washer fluid levels and top up as necessary | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Renew diesel fuel filter if external fitment | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Renew engine oil | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| AdBlue levels (additional charge if top up required) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of spark plugs where fitted (additional charge if replacement required) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Engine bay condition and oil leaks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visual brake fluid condition check and top up | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auxiliary belt(s) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Under vehicle inspection | |||
| Drive shaft gaiters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exhaust system and components | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remove road wheels to inspect | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Condition of wheel bearings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Road test vehicle | |||
| Dashboard warning lights | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transmission and clutch operation where fitted | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hand brake operation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exhaust for smoke | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Steering and suspension | |||
| Steering rack and steering rack components | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Shock absorbers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Road springs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tyres including spare | |||
| Tyre pressures and adjust | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tyre condition and tread depths | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
