Mercedes-Benz appoints RAC as its new Roadside Assistance Partner

Mercedes-Benz Cars has appointed the RAC as its new Roadside Assistance partner.

The RAC will support Mercedes-Benz Cars to provide the best customer experience, ensuring customers spend minimal time at the roadside. ​ Customers will be attended by the RAC’s Mercedes-Benz branded Technicians, all equipped with Mercedes-Benz diagnostics equipment and parts, or by the RAC’s Patrol Technicians.

For 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the team will be there to respond whether it’s a mis-fuelled car, a technical problem or a lost key. ​ Thanks to the RAC’s innovative Universal Spare Wheel, customers will be back on the road if they have a non-repairable puncture. ​ RAC patrols will fit the wheel quickly and assist the customer in a permanent fix.

The RAC will also work with replacement hire car partner Europcar to ensure that Mercedes-Benz customers are always kept mobile.

Sally Jones, Customer Services Director, Mercedes-Benz Cars UK, said: “We are partnering with the RAC to ensure that our customers receive the very best service when they require roadside assistance. ​ We will benefit from the RAC’s national coverage, which means that we will be able to respond more quickly, with less inconvenience for our customers.”

RAC Chief Executive Dave Hobday said: “We are looking forward to working alongside the Mercedes-Benz team and providing their customers and network with an exceptional service at the roadside and beyond.”

All new Mercedes-Benz models come with comprehensive, complimentary UK and European Roadside Assistance cover for the first three years. ​ This is automatically renewed upon the completion of a service by a Mercedes-Benz Retailer. ​ Mercedes-Benz Approved Used cars benefit from 12 months Roadside Assistance which is again renewed upon the completion of each service. 

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The RAC is an iconic UK brand, and provides complete peace of mind to nearly 14 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. 

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