The service, a joint initiative between RAC and DuPont Refinish, is developed to help insurers and fleet customers manage their commercial vehicle repair costs more effectively whilst improving customer service.

Phil Manchester, head of product and process development said: 'We know from research that insurers and fleet managers regularly face problems with commercial vehicle repair and by partnering with DuPont Refinish we now have a new network which can help speed up repairs and lower the cost of claims for the larger and more complex vehicle types.

'We already offer other relevant services such as HGV recovery and load continuation through RAC Commercial Assistance - so this is a natural fit with our other claims services.

'This is part of our development to offer an end to end solution for insurers and fleet customers, either on our own or with our partners.'