Air conditioning
What gas does your A/C take? Pop your reg in and find out.
We'll tell you whether your vehicle runs on R134a or R1234yf and roughly how many grams it needs for a full charge — before you book, before you pay, no guesswork.
Pop in your reg
We'll tell you the gas your air-con runs on (R134a or R1234yf) and roughly how many grams it takes for a full charge. The workshop reads the under-bonnet label on the day to confirm.
Two gases, two machines
R134a or R1234yf — which is yours?
The industry switched over from R134a to the lower-GWP R1234yf from around 2014, and effectively all new cars from 2017 use it. We run both — your reg lookup above is the quickest way to see which yours takes.
R134a
Standard refrigerant on most cars, vans and motorhomes built before ~2014. Cheaper to regas. Still widely used.
R1234yf
Lower global-warming-potential gas, mandated on new type-approvals from 2011 and effectively universal on cars sold from 2017 on. More expensive per gram — still done at a fixed price here.
What's included
A proper A/C service, not just a top-up
- Recharge — degas, vacuum, refill to the manufacturer's exact charge weight
- Leak check — sniffer test and dye trace where appropriate
- Cabin filter & temperature check — the cab actually getting cold again
- R134a and R1234yf — we run both gases, no "sorry, wrong gas" trips
- Cars, vans, minibuses, motorhomes — same workshop, same prices
How the price works
Personal, transparent, the same formula for every vehicle.
Cars, vans and motorhomes are all priced the same way — a fixed labour fee plus the cost of the gas your vehicle actually needs. Pop your reg in above and you'll see your exact figure before you book.
R134a (pre-2014 cars, most motorhomes)
£35 + 6p / 100 g
Typical car (500 g) = £65. Motorhome on Fiat Ducato (900 g) = £89.
R1234yf (2017+ cars)
£45 + £0.16 / g
Typical car (500 g) = £125. Transit (650 g) = £149.
Why so different?R1234yf is the newer, lower-GWP gas mandated on cars sold from 2017. It's roughly 5× more expensive per gram for us to buy in, so the customer price reflects that. Nothing's marked up arbitrarily — the breakdown is right there on your quote.