• RAC selected to provide EV fleet support
    • 11/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Electric car subscription service Onto has selected the RAC as its servicing and roadside assistance services partner. As a result of the partnership, the RAC will now be responsible for servicing 6,000-plus Onto vehicles. Servicing will be carried out by the RAC’s mobile team of expert electric vehicle (EV) [...]
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  • Insurers still first call for stranded motorists
    • 14/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Research commissioned by independent road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has revealed that British motorists are most likely to call their insurance provider first following a collision, rather than the police, a family member, or a friend. The survey, which asked 1,004 motorists who they would call in the event of a [...]
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  • Wessex Fleet extends FMG partnership
    • 14/07/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Wessex Fleet has extended its incident management partnership with FMG. The bespoke solution includes 24/7 first notification of loss, roadside recovery and nationwide repair management for Wessex Fleet’s 1,500 managed vehicles and expands out of hours to include breakdown support. The service prioritises the [...]
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  • RAC secures new VM contract
    • 04/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The RAC has signed a deal to provide roadside assistance to SsangYong Motors UK. The deal, which was won following a competitive tender process, will see the RAC’s patrols supporting drivers of SsangYong vehicles, and covers both consumer and fleet customers driving in the UK and 48 countries in mainland [...]
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  • RAC secures EV contract with Renault
    • 13/09/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The RAC has secured a contract with Renault UK to provide roadside assistance for all its brand-new electric vehicles (EVs) as well as all those EVs still covered by its three-year warranty. Renault’s decision to appoint the RAC as its breakdown partner is a move away from the previous model which was primarily [...]
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  • Mitsubishi introduces roadside service
    • 03/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Mitsubishi Motors has launched a new roadside assistance service. Its Service Activated Roadside Assistance programme (SARA) offers customers free breakdown and recovery assistance for 12 months when a vehicle is serviced at an authorised Mitsubishi dealership. The service is available to vehicles between three [...]
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