RAC Motoring Services

Reference number: 310208

Instant download

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When rac.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 01922 437000 is, and the 2 other firms that give it
  • Who else gives the postcode WS5 4AW
Instant PDF download
Other names (8)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • RAC Accident Services Trading name
  • RAC Business Trading name
  • RAC Business Club Trading name
  • RAC Cars Trading name
  • RAC Commercial Assistance Trading name
  • RAC Fleet Solutions Trading name
  • RAC Legal Services Trading name
  • RAC Insure Former trading name

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Give regulated advice FSCS may apply
    A claim for unsuitable advice is itself FSCS-protected, up to the limit that applies to the product you were advised on.
  • Manage or trade investments FSCS may apply
    Eligible investment and pension claims are typically FSCS-protected up to £85,000 per person, depending on the product and your circumstances.
  • Sell or arrange insurance FSCS may apply
    Eligible insurance claims may be FSCS-protected, often 90%, or 100% for compulsory or long-term cover.
  • Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Claims management No FSCS cover
    Money you pay a claims company is not FSCS protected, but FCA rules cap what it may charge you for a financial services claim. Complaints about this firm go to the Financial Ombudsman Service free of charge.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
Show FCA detail (10 permissions)
  • Advising on investments (except on Pension Transfers and Pension Opt Outs)
  • Advising on P2P agreements
  • Arranging (bringing about) deals in investments
  • Assisting in the administration and performance of a contract of insurance
  • Credit Broking
  • Dealing in investments as agent
  • Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
  • Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
  • Making arrangements with a view to transactions in investments
  • Seeking out, referrals and identification of claims or potential claims (personal injury claim; financial services or financial product claim; housing disrepair claim; claim for a specified benefit; criminal injury claim; employment related claim)

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
01424399
Company status
Active
Company type
Private unlimited company
Incorporated
31 May 1979 (47 years old)
Registered office
Rac House, Brockhurst Crescent, Walsall, WS5 4AW
Nature of business
  • Other service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 96090)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Robert William Templeman Director Oct 1957 29 Nov 2011 13 other companies
Gregory Mark Wood Director Jul 1953 29 Nov 2011 34 other companies
Patrick Nigel Christopher Gale Director Mar 1960 1 Jun 2015 67 other companies
David Arthur Hobday Director Jan 1969 2 Mar 2017 47 other companies
Joanna Mary Baker Director Mar 1974 2 Jul 2018 27 other companies
Tesula Mohindra Director Nov 1966 1 Sep 2022 17 other companies
Ben Guest Director Jun 1985 13 Apr 2023 19 other companies
Shiam Frites Secretary Not published 22 Jul 2024 –

Other companies run by these 7 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
164
closed down
75
went insolvent
2

In the full report: all 164 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • The 2 that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 17 on the FCA register
  • The 27 companies these 7 directors run together
  • All 63 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Instant PDF download

Key dates in its history

RAC Motoring Services’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (129)

2019

31 March 2019

  • No longer regulated by the Claims Management Regulator

FCA register

2016

6 April 2016

  • Rac Motoring Services (Holdings) Limited took control (75–100% of shares)

Companies House

2013

1 April 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date

FCA register

2007

15 June 2007

  • Regulated by the Claims Management Regulator from this date

FCA register

2005

14 January 2005

  • Regulated by the Financial Services Authority from this date
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

1999

31 July 1999

  • Board replaced: all 5 directors left and 4 new directors took over

Companies House

1979

31 May 1979

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 129 events

  • All 129 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 109
Instant PDF download

Firms connected to RAC Motoring Services

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with RAC Motoring Services. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
5
share a director
5
share its phone number
2

In the full report: all 5 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (5), the same phone number (2), the same postcode (2)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
  • 7 past links through former directors
Instant PDF download

Firms like RAC Motoring Services

Other firms of the same type (insurance broker), nearest first.

In Walsall

Homeserve Membership LimitedWalsallAuthorisedA K P Insurance ServicesWalsallAuthorisedCampbells Insurance Consultants LimitedWalsallAuthorisedKingshill Solutions LimitedWalsallAuthorisedRaw London Markets LimitedWalsallAuthorisedRaw Material Cover LtdWalsallAuthorised

Firms are listed by type and location, best known first. Being listed is not a recommendation: check any firm before you deal with it.

Get the full report on RAC Motoring Services

Everything on this page, plus everything locked above, in one dated PDF you can keep, file or send on.

  • 164 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 129 events in its history
  • 5 connected firms, named, and who links them

Instant PDF One-off payment Secure checkout by Stripe

Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is RAC Motoring Services FCA authorised?
Yes, RAC Motoring Services (FRN 310208) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2005 and works as an insurance broker. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.
What is RAC Motoring Services’ phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 01922 437000 and the website rac.co.uk for RAC Motoring Services. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by 2 other FCA firms.
Is RAC Motoring Services a scam or clone?
RAC Motoring Services is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with RAC Motoring Services?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. It depends on the product, but eligible claims may be protected by the FSCS. You can also refer complaints about RAC Motoring Services to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns RAC Motoring Services?
RAC Motoring Services is owned by Rac Motoring Services (Holdings) Limited, which holds 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of votes and can appoint and remove the board, since 6 April 2016.
Who runs RAC Motoring Services?
Companies House lists 7 directors of RAC Motoring Services: Robert William Templeman, Gregory Mark Wood, Patrick Nigel Christopher Gale, David Arthur Hobday, Joanna Mary Baker, Tesula Mohindra and 1 more.
How long has RAC Motoring Services been in business?
The company was formed on 31 May 1979, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2005.
Does RAC Motoring Services use any other names?
It trades as RAC Accident Services, RAC Business, RAC Business Club, RAC Cars and RAC Commercial Assistance, and 2 more names. It has previously used the name RAC Insure.

Sources and links

The full report on RAC Motoring Services

£19.99 · Instant PDF download

Loading secure checkout…