The right service interval depends on your vehicle, its manufacturer’s requirements and how you use it. Speedwell generally recommends servicing every 12 months or 10,000 km, whichever comes first, with shorter intervals for some vehicles and driving conditions. Check with us if you are unsure what applies to your car.
The other big factor is how the car is actually used. If most of your driving is short trips around town, stop-start traffic, or towing, that counts as "severe" use even though it doesn't feel extreme, and it wears out oil and components faster than the same distance on the open road. If that sounds like your driving, it's worth servicing on the shorter end of the interval rather than stretching it out, even if the dashboard hasn't flagged anything yet.
A WOF check and a proper service aren't the same thing, either. A WOF is a pass/fail safety check at a point in time, covering things like brakes, tyres, lights, and steering. A service goes deeper: oil and filter changes, checking belts and fluids, and picking up wear before it becomes a WOF failure or a breakdown. Cars that only ever get a WOF and nothing else tend to rack up avoidable repair bills, because small issues get caught late instead of early.
Check the manufacturer’s schedule and your service history, then ask us to confirm the next due date and distance for your vehicle.
