Service, maintenance & repair

Our press releases and statements related to servicing, maintaining and repairing vehicles, including Mobile Mechanics

Unplanned repairs leave four-in-10 drivers without cars for a day or more

Unplanned repairs leave four-in-10 drivers without cars for a day or more

Number of motorists caught driving unroadworthy vehicles jumps by more than 50% in just 12 months

Number of motorists caught driving unroadworthy vehicles jumps by more than 50% in just 12 months

One-in-six drivers who ignore MOT advisories suffer a breakdown – or worse

One-in-six drivers who ignore MOT advisories suffer a breakdown – or worse

Maddened by maintenance? Quarter of drivers see car servicing and repairs as a hassle

Maddened by maintenance? Quarter of drivers see car servicing and repairs as a hassle

Unexpected car repairs cost drivers more than £600 a year

Unexpected car repairs cost drivers more than £600 a year

Driving dangerously? Most drivers don’t know if their tyres are illegal

Driving dangerously? Most drivers don’t know if their tyres are illegal

RAC warns drivers against starting the new year with the flat battery blues

RAC warns drivers against starting the new year with the flat battery blues

A fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MOT and not replacing worn-out tyres to cut costs

A fifth of drivers admit to skipping the MOT and not replacing worn-out tyres to cut costs

RAC hits 150 mobile mechanics milestone enabling nationwide fleet servicing and repairs at home or work

RAC hits 150 mobile mechanics milestone enabling nationwide fleet servicing and repairs at home or work

Avoid a ‘flat start’ to 2024: RAC warns drivers to check their car batteries during Twixmas

Avoid a ‘flat start’ to 2024: RAC warns drivers to check their car batteries during Twixmas

RAC declares 2023 the ‘unofficial year of the rat’ after record number of rodents wreak havoc on cars

RAC declares 2023 the ‘unofficial year of the rat’ after record number of rodents wreak havoc on cars

RAC makes highly popular RAC Car Warranty available online to give protection against unexpected repair bills

RAC makes highly popular RAC Car Warranty available online to give protection against unexpected repair bills

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About RAC Media Centre

The RAC Media Centre provides journalists and news outlets with the latest motoring-related news, comment, data and research.

The RAC is an iconic UK brand, and provides complete peace of mind to 15 million UK private and business drivers - whatever their motoring needs. As well as its premium nationwide breakdown assistance service – with an expert branded patrol workforce attending more than two million breakdowns every year – and European breakdown assistance products, it offers a wide range of market-leading products across insurance, legal services, vehicle inspections and service, maintenance and repair. Included in this is the first-of-its-kind nationwide Mobile Mechanics service which brings the garage to homes and workplaces. 

At the forefront of new solutions for business fleets and consumers, the RAC’s breakdown service is electric-ready with mobile EV charging technology and be called on using myRAC – its all-in-one route planner, fuel finder and breakdown reporting app

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