A used automotive care subscription combining a automobile guarantee, annual service care plan, MOT take a look at charge and RAC Breakdown cowl is being launched by the RAC Supplier Community.

Automobile Care 360 is a rolling contract with equal month-to-month funds, offering budgeting certainty and safety in opposition to inflation.

The product can be offered via the greater than 1,200 sturdy RAC Supplier Community, which is operated by the RAC at the side of Assurant which is the RAC’s accomplice within the aftersales sector.

Lee Coomber, RAC consumer director at Assurant, mentioned: “Our analysis exhibits that nearly half of personal automotive house owners are all for a mixed automotive product of this sort. The perceived advantages are the excessive degree of safety provided in opposition to sudden motoring prices, fastened prices over the size of the subscription, and the benefit of getting all 4 merchandise from the identical supply.

“We see Automobile Care 360 as a easy and efficient answer that gives the important thing components wanted to assist the client hold their automobile on the highway whereas assembly up to date buying preferences by utilizing a subscription mannequin.

“In fact, for supplying RAC Supplier Community retailers, particularly these with their very own workshops, it gives important alternatives to retain service and guarantee claims work, in addition to rising the potential for the client returning to purchase one other automotive when the subscription involves an finish.”

Assurant’s analysis moreover exhibits that curiosity in a subscription is highest amongst 18–34-year-olds and people planning to purchase their subsequent automotive on-line, whereas older clients would like shopping for in-person from a dealership.

Administration of the subscription can be via a brand new on-line portal and app, known as Automobile Care, which was launched final month.

Coomber mentioned: “Now we have a complete digital technique in place for the subsequent few years and offering on-line entry via apps and the web is a key component of this product providing, which we consider to be market main.

“An vital component of the enchantment of utilizing a subscription mannequin is ease of use, and the know-how we’re offering makes it easy for purchasers to entry all components of the Automobile Care 360 digitally.”