Providing extended service contracts for motor vehicles; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protection plans for motor vehicles covering repair, labor, maintenance, parts replacement, emergency roadside assistance, rental car reimbursement, trip interruption benefits and a towing allowance for covered repairs; providing prepaid preventive scheduled maintenance service plans for motor vehicles; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protection plans for the repair and replacement of damaged tires and wheels and a towing allowance for covered repairs; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protection plans for motor vehicles covering vehicle theft protection to include a vehicle marking program that deters thieves from stealing vehicles for parts; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protection plans covering the cost of replacing an automobile key or transponder, any necessary reprogramming of the key or transponder and an allowance for lockout assistance; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protection plans for paintless dent repair and other wear and tear type repair services for motor vehicles, namely, windshield repair, tire and wheel repair and replacement, and appearance protection in the nature of protecting and repairing the exterior finish of a vehicle and protecting and repairing the upholstery and interior of a vehicle; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protections plans for leased motor vehicles, namely, arranging for the payment or waiver of excess wear and use charges assessed at the end of a lease; providing extended service contracts and vehicle protections plans for motor vehicles, namely, arranging for the payment or waiver of the monetary difference between the actual cash value of a vehicle and the net amount of the loan or lease payoff in the event that a vehicle is deemed a total loss due to an accident, theft, fire or flood