Funder Maintained vs Customer Maintained

Funder or Customer maintained: what is a maintenance agreement?

Maintenance cover takes away the stress and time involved in having to maintain your vehicle. The cost of the following items are included within your monthly rental when taking up the option of maintenance in addition to the standard vehicle warranty. 

Funder maintained includes:

• Routine Servicing
• Mechanical Repairs
• Tyres
• Batteries
• Exhausts
• Breakdown Recovery
• Road Tax
• Replacement Vehicle (available at a small additional cost)

Customer maintained includes:

• Breakdown Recovery
• Road Tax

Why choose a maintained package?

• A fixed monthly cost
• No unplanned maintenance charges
• Fully qualified dealer approved technicians and garages
• Claim back 100% of the maintenance VAT element of your agreement (VAT Registered Businesses Only)

What's not included?

• Driver error or driver induced faults
• Accident damage
• Missing/Broken items
• Vandalism or stolen items
• Windscreen and/or glass replacement
• Fuelling Error
• Lubricant and Fluid Top Ups between service intervals

As you can see, Funder Maintained cover provides you with a comprehensive solution to your vehicle maintenance needs, saving you both time and money should your vehicle breakdown.

Maintenance cover is, therefore, an option that we strongly recommend.

For more information about maintenance, please read our FAQ's section on Should I take a Maintained Finance agreement for my next vehicle?   and also What is a maintenance agreement? What's included and what isn't.