Est. 1984 · Lincoln, UK · Part of Autoguard Group

We run the admin.
You run the showroom.

We design, administer and support self-funded warranty and service plan programmes for franchised and independent UK dealers, from the first customer enquiry to the final Direct Debit.

Cars on a dealership forecourt
1984

Established, pioneers of dealer self-funded warranty

100%

Of expired profit returned to you on self-funded business

6

Products designed and administered by one team

Warranty partner to leading dealers including

HendyBusseysT.C. Harrison GroupDevonshire MotorsVospersRawlinsonWR Davies Motor GroupRingways Motor GroupAbbeygatePalmers Motor CompanyIslington Motor GroupBatchelors Motor Group

How we work

From the first conversation to live administration.

A programme is only as good as the process behind it. These are the four stages every dealer partner goes through with us.

A dealer and a member of the WAS team shaking hands
01

Programme design

We sit down with your team to agree the product mix, cover levels, pricing and paperwork that suit your forecourt and your customers.

02

Onboarding & training

Agreements, white-label materials and point-of-sale are prepared for your brand, and your sales and aftersales teams are trained on the products.

03

Live administration

Our claims managers handle warranty and MOT enquiries, assess claims and manage customer Direct Debit collections, so your showroom keeps selling.

04

Reporting & review

You receive regular reporting, expired profit reconciliation on self-funded business, and a scheduled review to adjust the programme as your volumes change.

What you get as standard

The parts most providers charge extra for.

No hidden layers between your dealership and the people doing the work.

100% expired profit returned

On self-funded warranty, unclaimed premium comes back to you. That is the core of the model.

White-label ready

Products are sold under your brand, with professional agreement wording and bespoke point-of-sale.

Claims managers included

Every warranty, MOT Cover and MOT Plan enquiry is handled by our administration team, not left with your sales staff.

Direct Debit collections managed

Flexible customer collections on Total Care and service plans, administered end to end.

Pioneers since 1984

Established in 1984, we pioneered used car dealer self-funded warranty solutions in the UK.

Group-level expertise

Dealers gain access to training and consultancy from Sentience Automotive Solutions, part of Autoguard Group.

A car showroom

The group · Together. Better.

Warranty Administration Services is part of Autoguard Group.

For over 40 years Autoguard Group has partnered with OEMs, dealer groups and independent dealers, supporting partners across more than 32 countries from its UK headquarters and offices across the GCC and Far East.

We were established in 1984 and pioneered used car dealer self-funded warranty solutions in the UK. Today we work with dealers, groups and AM100 members across the country, backed by the wider Group's products, training and consultancy.

  • Autoguard Warranties, Best4, Fleetband, Sentience Automotive Solutions and WAS
  • Exclusive access to training and consultancy from Sentience Automotive Solutions
  • UK head office in Surrey, with our administration base in Lincoln

FAQs

Questions dealers ask us.

If your question isn't covered here, the team will answer it directly.

Ask the team

Instead of buying cover from a third-party insurer, you underwrite the warranty yourself. You set the cover levels and pricing, we administer the product and the claims, and any premium that is not claimed (the expired profit) comes back to you.

Under yours. Self-funded warranty is white-label ready, issued with professional agreement wording and supported by point-of-sale material carrying your dealership's brand.

Our claims managers do. Warranty, MOT Cover and MOT Plan enquiries are answered by our administration team, who assess the claim against the cover in place and authorise the work.

Yes. On Total Care and service plans we manage flexible customer Direct Debit collections on your behalf, so the recurring admin stays with us.

Onboarding includes product and sales training for your team, so they can present the products with confidence at the point of sale. Bespoke point-of-sale material is provided to support them.

Send us an enquiry with your approximate monthly volume and the products that interest you. We will come back to discuss the programme, cover levels and paperwork, and prepare a proposal for your dealership or group.

Request a programme review

Tell us about your forecourt.

Share your approximate monthly volume and the products you're considering. We'll come back with a proposal for your dealership or group, with no obligation.

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Call the team

0343 227 1499

Email

[email protected]

Office

Otago House, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL