What happens if you lost the car’s service book?
- May 17, 2023
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Almost every owner of a more or less modern car knows for sure why his car needs a maintenance book. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells about the problems that
Almost every owner of a more or less modern car knows for sure why his car needs a maintenance book. The AvtoVzglyad portal tells about the problems that you may encounter if you lose it.
The service book is necessary to enter marks on the MOT issued by the car. After all, the car manufacturer’s own warranty only applies to cars that are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. And regular and timely maintenance is the cornerstone of using a warranty vehicle.
Until recently, the machine’s service book was actually a special kind of notebook, the pages of which the mechanics dated and sealed after each service. But in recent years, many car manufacturers have abandoned paper service books and started storing all service data on proprietary computer servers.
That is, it has become almost impossible to lose the maintenance book: at any official dealer, you can immediately find out the entire history of maintenance and repairs by looking at the VIN number of the car.
The presence of a “paper” instead of an electronic maintenance book has become relevant again recently, when most of the usual car brands left Russia. At the same time, many of them have disconnected their Russian counterparts-dealers from proprietary service programs. Which called into question the suitability of electronic service books.
In addition, many models and brands have been imported to Russia in the past year, previously unknown in our car market. Accordingly, the passage of many of them is recorded only on paper – in the good old service books. In any case, it can’t hurt at all to have a normal hard copy of it. First of all, because when selling a car in the future (such an event will happen sooner or later) it can be extremely useful to demonstrate to a potential buyer its presence and traces of maintenance.
This adds to the latter’s confidence in the purity of the car’s history, which he “had his eye on.” If there is no “book”, and the owner of the car offers to go to the dealer instead of presenting it, where “all movements are recorded”, suspicions can creep in the buyer.
Well, if the car owner is not really concerned about the probable future difficulties in selling the car, then the loss or lack of a service book should not worry him at all.
Data on the frequency of maintenance and the range of operations that must be performed for the vast majority of cars “driving” in Russia can be obtained from open sources. The minimum skill of searching the Internet allows you to quickly get comprehensive information about this. Therefore, you should not consider the loss of a book as a serious problem: what is at hand, what is missing – there is no practical difference.
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The service book is necessary to enter marks on the MOT passed by the car. After all, the car manufacturer’s own warranty only applies to cars that are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. And regular and timely maintenance is the cornerstone of using a warranty vehicle.
Until recently, the machine’s service book was actually a special kind of notebook, the pages of which the mechanics dated and sealed after each service. But in recent years, many car manufacturers have abandoned paper service books and started storing all service data on proprietary computer servers.
That is, it has become almost impossible to lose the maintenance book: at any official dealer, you can immediately find out the entire history of maintenance and repairs by looking at the VIN number of the car.
The presence of a “paper” instead of an electronic maintenance book has become relevant again recently, when most of the usual car brands left Russia. At the same time, many of them have disconnected their Russian counterparts – dealers – from proprietary service programs. Which called into question the suitability of electronic service books.
In addition, many models and brands have been imported to Russia in the past year, previously unknown in our car market. Accordingly, the passage of many of them is recorded only on paper – in the good old service books. In any case, it can’t hurt at all to have a normal hard copy of it. First of all, because when selling a car in the future (such an event will happen sooner or later) it can be extremely useful to demonstrate to a potential buyer its presence and traces of maintenance.
This adds to the latter’s confidence in the purity of the car’s history, which he “had his eye on.” If there is no “book”, and the owner of the car offers to go to the dealer instead of presenting it, where “all movements are recorded”, suspicions can creep in the buyer.
Well, if the car owner is not really concerned about the probable future difficulties in selling the car, then the loss or lack of a service book should not worry him at all.
Data on the frequency of maintenance and the range of operations that must be performed for the vast majority of cars “driving” in Russia can be obtained from open sources. The minimum skill of searching the Internet allows you to quickly get comprehensive information about this. Therefore, you should not consider the loss of a book as a serious problem: what is at hand, what is missing – there is no practical difference.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
Donald Salinas is an experienced automobile journalist and writer for Div Bracket. He brings his readers the latest news and developments from the world of automobiles, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the latest trends and innovations in the automotive industry.
