Renault slashes its UK warranty for new cars

But the French firm has added three years’ servicing for £99

Renault Megane RSRenault has cut its UK new car warranty from four years to three, with the change kicking in for all cars and vans ordered from 1 February 2018. The standard warranty deal is now three years and 60,000 miles, or three years and 100,000 miles for the Renault Zoe EV and Koleos SUV.

The firm has given new car buyers something in return, though. A new EasyLife Pack is now offered on all new Renaults: it’s a £99 add-on that includes three years’ free servicing.

Renault says this will potentially save owners more than £500 over three years.

It’s transferrable too, so if they sell the car (or trade it in early through a PCP upgrade), the new owner can still benefit from the free servicing deal.

Renault UK MD Vincent Tourette says the EasyLife Pack “will help customers save money on their servicing, manage future costs and ensure their vehicle is maintained by authorised, trained and professional staff in one of our nationwide retailers”. It will be accepted in all 160 Renault UK dealers.

The firm is making the move because so many new car buyers use three-year PCP deals, meaning the perceived benefits of an extended warranty are diminishing. Cheaper running costs are of greater interest – hence the appeal of Renault’s free servicing pack.

And for those upset by losing the fourth year of warranty, Renault will let customers add it back on, along with an extra year of roadside assistance, for £300. Four years’ servicing and warranty costs £400, and a full four-years servicing, warranty and roadside assistance pack is £500.

As with the £99 EasyLife Pack itself, these costs can be added to the finance agreement, so buyers don’t have to fork out for them upfront.

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Richard Aucock
Richard Aucockhttps://www.richardaucock.co.uk/
Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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