What is considered a full service history?

Posted by SpaceTimeCapsule89@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 19 comments

Hi.

I'm selling my car. It's a 21 plate and has done 18k miles almost on the nose. It was serviced at 1 year old then again when I bought it (and it had reached almost 10k miles). I've had it for 3 years and haven't done 10k miles in it yet.

The only work it has needed is new tyres recently due to an advisory on the MOT earlier this year that the tyres were cracking so they've been replaced. Apart from 2 MOT's and new tyres, it's had no work done. No warning lights, no issues.

I have the 1 year service report and the almost 10k miles service report. It hasn't been serviced since then though because I didn't see the point, I was putting less than 3k miles a year on it.

Would this be a partial service history or full? I have read that having paperwork of all work and services done is a full service history and other things saying having services done every year is considered a full service history?

It affects what I can get for it slightly so knowing what to say/put helps.

Thank you

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terryjuicelawson@reddit

It is inasmuch as you have all the documents for the services it has had, but it has had nothing for three years if I read it right? Can't really get round it like that! I'd get it a service and call it partial otherwise a lot of people won't want to go near it.

SpaceTimeCapsule89@reddit (OP)

I have taken it for an oil change each year but I don't have a stamped service report. I only have a stamped service report from 1 year old and 10k miles. It's currently sitting at 18k miles. It's been driven everyday and had a couple of long journeys, it's never sat

Emotional-Start7994@reddit

Do you have invoices that prove it has had an annual oil change? Ideally with date and mileage.

Yes and I've just found a service report from 2024 which I forgot about it. I had it serviced at the same time as the first MOT. So it was serviced at 12 months, 18 months, 3 years and 4.5 years which aligns as a 1 year and 3 year service and approx 10k miles and approx 20k miles (not far under as it's just over 18k miles now)

SpecialistAd7913@reddit

Full service history means all the TLC a car has gotten over the years - like a VIP treatment record. Oil changes, check-ups, and all the juicy gossip from the mechanic's visits. It's the car version of a detailed diary, but with grease stains instead of coffee spills. So, if your ride has this golden ticket, it's like having a backstage pass to its whole life story!

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neukStari@reddit

its supposed to be serviced every year buddy. You absoletely demolished resale value by being an absolute melt.

I wouldnt touch that car if It was gifted to me.

VolcanicBear@reddit

Yeah, not a full service history but my god, you sound awful.

Please point me to the happy mandatory sign.

I said awful, not unhappy. Although being unhappy may explain the unpleasantness I guess.

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Key_Illustrator_9077@reddit

I'm hoping it's being said in jest. I get the idea, but saying you wouldn't touch it with 18k miles on it at 4yo is just daft.

Problem is nowadays, cars often have 2 year or 18,000 mile intervals. So could be considered FSH if serviced every 2 years.

Daft in my opinion, and way too long. But yeah OP can't really justify their lack of servicing.

fallsdownhill@reddit

You do realise that your service interval isn't just based on mileage?

For example, the service book in a diesel car may say "service interval 20k miles or 1 year, whichever comes first".

So if you've done 60k miles in a year, that would have required 3 services that year.

Or if you've done only 1k miles that year, you still would require your yearly service.

So no, your car doesn't qualify as having "full service history" so I would not advertise it as such because expect people to push back on it if you do.

Should be yearly service or X miles, whichever comes first.

I've looked at cars like this and walked, I just can't be bothered with the hassle that often comes with it. Someone might take a punt on it, realistically it's not a huge deal.

3 years without a service? Well that definitely isn't considered full service history, and any buyer with sense would run a mile from that car.

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