Car maintenance sometimes catches us off guard and unprepared. Especially now that we are practicing social distancing, it can be hard to decide where to take your car and how to keep yourself and your family safe while getting it repaired. Here, United Car Care gives practical advice to help you navigate car maintenance during the coronavirus outbreak.
In a perfect world, we would have been on top of car maintenance and been able to take care of any routine services before things started shutting down. However, that isn’t always the case. Thankfully, car servicing and maintenance has been deemed an essential business in most states that have issued stay-at-home policies. Below are some ways to make sure you are staying safe while keeping your car running.
1. Check with Local Businesses
Check with your local shop or dealership, depending on where you usually go for service. Have them explain their coronavirus procedures in detail, so you fully understand what they are doing to protect not only their employees but you as a customer as well. If they are open, consider going when they are the least busy or when the weather is nice so that you may stand outside away from other patrons. Many shops are offering no-contact pickups, during which they can arrange for a representative to pick your car up from your house. Once they assess the servicing needs, they may offer to call or video conference with you to explain the situation and return the car to your preferred location once complete. Other shops are allowing drop off outside of their shop. Some oil lube companies are allowing customers to remain in their car during the service since work is done only on the exterior of the car.
2. Hire a Mobile Mechanic
Another option is to hire a mobile mechanic for your car needs.
Wrench.com is a company dedicated to mobile servicing of cars and will send someone to your house or work to take care of your vehicle. That way, you don’t have to worry about driving anywhere or leaving the comfort of your home.
3. Leave Your Car Untouched
For you and the safety of your family, some suggest leaving your car untouched or to not pick it up for three or more days after service based upon research from the World Health Organization on how long the virus may live on surfaces. When you do pick up your car, make sure to clean all surfaces that may have been touched. As someone else may have needed to make adjustments to your vehicle during servicing, remember to clean all handles, knobs, and mirrors.
4. Do it Yourself
Lastly, some maintenance items on your car can be done by yourself. With auto shops like AutoZone or Advanced Auto Parts still open, you can replace windshield wipers, wiper fluid, air filters, and even top off your oil if it is running low. If you don’t feel comfortable driving to the store, most of these items can be ordered online and delivered. Quick fixes like those can help you stretch servicing until everything is back in order.
About United Car Care
United Car Care vehicle service contracts offer reliable protection at an affordable cost, which is exactly what consumers want when looking for mechanical protection for their vehicles. Their product is backed by an A-rated insurer, thus providing contract holders with the utmost security.
United Car Care has earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, which speaks to the way they do business—with integrity. United Car Care is proud of the fact that they have had over a million satisfied customers as well as many long-time relationships with their dealers and agents. These relationships are a true testimonial to United Car Care’s core values: quality, dependability, and customer service.
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