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Manual servicing is the action of {{pll|Servicing Overview|repairing}} and refilling a {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|vehicle}} manually.
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Manual servicing is the action of manually {{pll|Servicing Overview|repairing and refilling}} a {{pll|Rail Vehicle Types|vehicle}}.


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To service manually, you need the Manual Service {{pll|Licenses Overview|license}}. With this license you can take a vehicle to a {{pll|Service Point Overview|service point}} and service it manually at half the {{pll|Servicing by Paying Fees|fee servicing cost}}. {{pll|Wallet & Money|Money}} spent on manual service contributes towards a driver’s {{pll|Insurance and Copay|copay}}, but insurance does not pay for any portion of the cost.
To service manually, you need the {{pll|Licenses Overview|Manual Service license}}. With it you can take a vehicle to a {{pll|Service Point Overview|service point}} and service it manually at half the {{pll|Servicing by Paying Fees|fee servicing cost}}. {{pll|Wallet & Money|Money}} spent on manual service contributes towards a driver’s {{pll|Insurance and Copay|copay}}, but {{pll|Insurance and Copay|insurance}} does not pay for any portion of the cost.


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At the start of your {{pll|Career|career}} when copay requirements are low, paying fees to service a vehicle is more cost-effective than doing manual service. Even though the cost of manual service is half that of a {{pll|Fees|fee}}, paying the fee is still more affordable because a big part of it is covered by insurance.
At the start of your {{pll|Career|career}} when copay requirements are low, paying {{pll|Fees|fees}} to service a vehicle is more cost-effective than doing manual service. Even though the cost of manual service is half that of a fee, paying the fee is still more affordable because a big part of it is covered by insurance.


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As the driver progresses in their career and copay requirements increase, however, manual servicing becomes a more economical way of dealing with maintenance. When the cost of manual service is less than a driver’s remaining copay, the entire cost will contribute towards the copay, and no potential insurance payoff is lost. This is why manual service comes into play at the later stages of the career.
As your career advances and copay requirements increase, however, manual servicing becomes a more economical way of dealing with maintenance. When the cost of manual service is less than a driver’s remaining copay, the entire cost contributes towards the copay, and no potential insurance payoff is lost. This is why manual service comes into play in the later stages of the career.


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Service points can be found marked on the driver’s {{pll|World Map|world map}}.
Service points can be found marked on the {{pll|World Map|world map}}.


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{{See also|Licenses Overview|Servicing by Paying Fees|Service Point Overview|Career Manager|Fees| Insurance and Copay|Servicing Overview|World Map|Work Trains Overview}}
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Latest revision as of 21:15, 17 March 2025

Manual servicing is the action of manually repairing and refilling a vehicle .

To service manually, you need the Manual Service license . With it you can take a vehicle to a service point and service it manually at half the fee servicing cost . Money spent on manual service contributes towards a driver’s copay , but insurance does not pay for any portion of the cost.

At the start of your career when copay requirements are low, paying fees to service a vehicle is more cost-effective than doing manual service. Even though the cost of manual service is half that of a fee, paying the fee is still more affordable because a big part of it is covered by insurance.

As your career advances and copay requirements increase, however, manual servicing becomes a more economical way of dealing with maintenance. When the cost of manual service is less than a driver’s remaining copay, the entire cost contributes towards the copay, and no potential insurance payoff is lost. This is why manual service comes into play in the later stages of the career.

Service points can be found marked on the world map .

Work trains , including private locomotives , can only be serviced by manual servicing.