{"id":48,"date":"2026-09-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/2026\/09\/15\/interim-vs-full-service\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T09:00:00","slug":"interim-vs-full-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/2026\/09\/15\/interim-vs-full-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Interim vs Full Service: Which Do You Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the question we hear most at the counter. The short answer: an interim service every six months or 6,000 miles, and a full service every year or 12,000 miles, whichever comes first.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What an interim service covers<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Engine oil and filter change<\/li><li>Fluid levels topped up<\/li><li>Tyre pressure and tread check<\/li><li>Lights and wipers check<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a full service adds<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Air and cabin filters replaced<\/li><li>Brake and suspension inspection<\/li><li>Battery health test<\/li><li>Full computer diagnostic scan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you drive less than 6,000 miles a year, one full service annually is usually enough. If you drive a lot, or tow, an interim in between protects the engine for very little money.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not sure which one you are due? Give us your registration and we will check your service history.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is the question we hear most at the counter. The short answer: an interim service every six months or 6,000 miles, and a full service\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[14,13],"class_list":["post-48","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saving-money","tag-saving-money","tag-servicing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/scintillawpthemes.com\/demo\/swp-car-mechanic-pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}