Maintaining your cars health is of utmost importance to ensure nothing on the car fails and it is key to make sure your car lives a long life. This is something that can easily be taken care of by sending your car in for regular services and check-ups. Perhaps the most important incentive behind regularly getting your vehicle services is protecting the manufacturer's warranty on a new car, which can only be done by having services carried out at, or before, the correct intervals. Servicing outside of the manufacturer's guidelines can invalidate the warranty, possibly leaving you to pick up the repair bill if something should go wrong. If you aren't sure when your vehicle's next service is due, then refer to your handbook.

There is, of course, the option of carrying out the service by yourself, and it is definitely something that you can do if you're qualified, but it is advisable to do the servicing by trusted professionals.

More often than not, a car is one of the most expensive purchases you're going to make, second only to buying a house. It is therefore important to protect this investment as much as possible by keeping your car in good condition. The oily bits also need to be kept in tip-top shape too, and this can be achieved by having your car serviced regularly.

It is a fact that your car will be worth more when you come to sell it if it has a full service history. Also, if the car is written off in an accident, the insurance company may pay out a lower-than-expected sum because they'll say the car is worth less without a proper service history.