Older drivers are more likely to buy extended warranties, service plans and breakdown cover in the knowledge that repair bIlls could run into four figures.
A used car care subscription combining a vehicle warranty, annual service care plan, MOT test fee and RAC Breakdown cover is being launched by the RAC Dealer Network.
Used van dealers offering longer warranties, but RAC's Sean Kent expects cars to follow.
Three new car retailer signings have taken the RAC Dealer Network above the 1,400 member mark as it targets a 1,550-strong total by the end of 2019.
RAC Approved Network has targeted the addition of a further 100 dealers by the end of 2017, bringing the total to 370.
The RAC has announced the launch of what is the UK’s first used car code accredited by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
Stephen McNeney has been appointed as the new account manager for the RAC Approved Dealer Network.
The RAC is to more strictly control the use of its brand in the garage sector after becoming aware of a number of garages employing its branding incorrectly or falsely.
The number of RAC approved network dealers has doubled from 90 to more than 180 in less than a year.
