The RAC has now recruited greater than 150 cell mechanics as demand grows for servicing and repairs from house or work.
Launched in June 2023, the cell servicing answer was initially launched in response to RAC analysis the place 62% stated they would favor a skilled cell mechanic to service their automobile, moderately than taking it to a storage.
The service now covers 80% of nationwide postcodes from Penzance within the south to Perth in Scotland
Since then, the RAC has been on a recruitment drive to spice up its staff to fulfill the altering upkeep and restore wants of fleet managers and drivers of their automobiles.
More and more, patrols are offering a seamless, end-to-end time-saving service for members by reserving RAC Cellular Mechanics to attend their properties or workplaces to hold out repairs following name outs.
RAC service, upkeep and restore chief government Paul Coward stated: “Our groups on the RAC know simply how time-consuming and difficult managing the servicing schedule of a fleet will be. For that reason, it’s very important they’ll depend on a servicing answer that’s delivered effectively through skilled workers who’re skilled to extraordinarily excessive business requirements.
“Vital service corporations like couriers, in addition to these within the refrigeration and FMCG sectors, are understandably significantly delicate to automobile downtime. Our answer is properly suited to them as a supplier service normally ends in a automobile being off the street for a complete day. Repairs can take even longer and incur larger prices as a consequence of further downtime and various automobile rent.
By way of routine upkeep, RAC Cellular Mechanics can full diagnostic checks, interim and full providers to maintain the automotive working between full providers. All mechanics are certified to IMI Stage 2 customary and EV-trained.
