Full service history worth £1.5K
A FULL service history will add 26 per cent to the value of a car, according to research commissioned by Kwik Fit.
With the average used car selling for £5,500, the findings indicate that a fully stamped service book could be worth up to £1,500 - over £10bn to the used car market annually.
The survey was carried out by ICM, an independent research company, amongst a national sample of 2,026 adults.
"It's accepted that a fully stamped service book will increase the re-sale value of a car but this research has been able to put a figure on it: £1,500 is a significant number and makes a big difference to the value of a car when an owner comes to sell," said David White, customer services director at Kwik Fit.
"Motorists with one or two stamps missing should bear in mind that some services will still carry a premium over none at all, particularly if they've been carried out more recently."
Article by Motortrader.com
