# What happens if you do not service your car?

> Source: https://motorservicing.co/answers/what-happens-if-you-dont-service-your-car/  
> Provider: Motor Servicing (Fuel Fixer Ltd), mobile car servicing across the United Kingdom.  
> Contact: 0333 366 1081 · Updated: 2026-07-31

**Degraded oil stops protecting the engine, filters clog, brake and tyre wear goes unnoticed, and small faults become large bills. Missed services also break your service history, which reduces resale value and can complicate a warranty claim. There is no fine for skipping a service, but there is a cost.**

The expensive failures are the slow ones. Oil that has passed its service life loses viscosity and additive protection, which accelerates wear on the bearings, turbo and timing components, and those are four-figure repairs. Meanwhile the cheap parts of a service, filters, fluids, an inspection, are what stop them happening.

## In more detail

The expensive failures are the slow ones. Oil that has passed its service life loses viscosity and additive protection, which accelerates wear on the bearings, turbo and timing components, and those are four-figure repairs. Meanwhile the cheap parts of a service, filters, fluids, an inspection, are what stop them happening.

## Booking the work

Motor Servicing carries out mobile servicing, oil changes, diagnostics and battery replacement at your home or workplace across the UK. Prices are fixed before you book and every visit is guaranteed for 12 months or 12,000 miles. See [full pricing](https://motorservicing.co/pricing/) or [check coverage in your area](https://motorservicing.co/areas/).

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