It also means that any repairs are carried out with correctly-sourced parts rather than others that might not be up to the same standard.

ATS Euromaster has over 250 centres* across the UK and offers a friendly and professional service. Book an appointment at your local ATS Euromaster service centre and get a comprehensive car service to reduce the chance of a breakdown. It means that any parts used will be from manufacturer-approved sources and will match the exact specification of the original parts taken off the car, rather than third parties which may or may not match the original ones. But as a service advisor I have been asked to stamp the service books on the cars having these services as I would with a maufacturer's service, I am not comfortable with this so have been stamping them but hand writing that it is only and oil and filter service to which my boss has taken it that I am being "awkward" and told me "I am of no use to him as a service advisor if I am not willing to follow his command". Some models will also require a cambelt change, which might only be necessary every eight years or 100,000 miles as an example, but involves a lot of work and costs significantly more than a typical service.

How Do I Book My Car Service?   

As well as an oil change, service history should let you know when some of the most important parts of your car, such as the brakes, battery, tyres or cambelt were last changed. This not only lets you know if the car is healthy, but also means you’ll be safer behind the wheel, too. Car service history is still something that’s recorded almost exclusively on paper, at least in ways that the car owner can access that is, so if you lose your book, you lose the service logs with it. It’s not the end of the world, though. If you’ve had your car serviced at the same garage year in, year out, they should have a record of the car’s history that can be transferred into the new book, as long as you can prove that you’re the rightful owner of the vehicle. We recommend that you undertake regular services to ensure your car is functioning as it should. Our Full Service should be completed every 12,000 miles or every 12 months and the Interim Service should be completed every 6,000 miles or every 6 months. Servicing proactively maintains your car, reducing the risk of a breakdown. Even if it is irregular, servicing can help maintain your car's value so it is important that you keep up to date with your servicing. With modern cars being heavily controlled by the onboard computer systems that regulate almost every aspect of the vehicle, it also means that the software is kept up to date –just like your phone or home computer.

Service book – this is a book that goes with the vehicle and every time it has a service, it has a stamp, from the garage that carried the service out. If you’ve ever been in the market for a used car, there’s a strong chance you’ve heard the term ‘full service history’ (or commonly FSH).For example, let’s say it states it needs a service every year / 12,000 mile (whichever comes first). For the vehicle to remain healthy, it needs that required service, failure to do so could result with mechanical faults. If an owner doesn’t have proof of a service, forgot to keep the receipts or to stamp the service book, you can still try reaching out to the garage they claim to have had the work done to see if they hold any records for your car. This has come about for a couple of reasons. Firstly, customers are notorious for forgetting to take their service books with them when they take the car in for a service so it can be difficult for a dealership or garage to know what work has been done and when. Find your nearest car service centre with ATS Euromaster and select your car service from the dropdown menu. Once you've found the closest centre, book an appointment at a time that suits you and take your car in for an Interim, Full or Major service.