A method comprising: receiving, by a vehicle comprising a diagnostic port, authorization information that identifies an automotive service to be performed on the vehicle, the authorization information further indicating approval of performance of the automotive service on the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle and a vehicle manufacturer, wherein the authorization information received by the vehicle comprises vehicle manufacturer authorization information sent by a system of the vehicle manufacturer over a network to the vehicle responsive to the system of the vehicle manufacturer receiving an indication that the vehicle manufacturer authorization information is requested; and wherein the vehicle manufacturer authorization information received by the vehicle over the network from the system of the vehicle manufacturer identifies an authorized repair entity approved to perform the automotive service, the authorized repair entity being different from the operator of the vehicle; receiving, by the vehicle, configuration information from the system of the vehicle manufacturer, the configuration information providing selective access to a portion of the vehicle for the automotive service while disabling access to another portion of the vehicle; based on the authorization information received by the vehicle and the configuration information received by the vehicle from the system of the vehicle manufacturer, changing by the vehicle, a state of the diagnostic port from a closed state to an open state so as to accept access from an external device (112, 114) of an authorized repair entity (104, 110) to perform the automotive service; wherein the changing of the state of the diagnostic port to an open state to accept access from the external device is responsive to verifying that a repair entity attempting to perform the automotive service is the authorized repair entity identified by the vehicle manufacturer authorization information received by the vehicle over the network from the system of the vehicle manufacturer, and the change of state of the diagnostic port to an open state is responsive to a setting from the system of the vehicle manufacturer; and on adoption of the open state, the method further comprises performing, at the vehicle, diagnostic tests through the opened diagnostic port and communicating with the external device (112, 114) through the opened diagnostic port. receiving, by a vehicle comprising a diagnostic port, authorization information that identifies an automotive service to be performed on the vehicle, the authorization information further indicating approval of performance of the automotive service on the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle and a vehicle manufacturer, wherein the authorization information received by the vehicle comprises vehicle manufacturer authorization information sent by a system of the vehicle manufacturer over a network to the vehicle responsive to the system of the vehicle manufacturer receiving an indication that the vehicle manufacturer authorization information is requested; and wherein the vehicle manufacturer authorization information received by the vehicle over the network from the system of the vehicle manufacturer identifies an authorized repair entity approved to perform the automotive service, the authorized repair entity being different from the operator of the vehicle; receiving, by the vehicle, configuration information from the system of the vehicle manufacturer, the configuration information providing selective access to a portion of the vehicle for the automotive service while disabling access to another portion of the vehicle; based on the authorization information received by the vehicle and the configuration information received by the vehicle from the system of the vehicle manufacturer, changing by the vehicle, a state of the diagnostic port from a closed state to an open state so as to accept access from an external device (112, 114) of an authorized repair entity (104, 110) to perform the automotive service; wherein the changing of the state of the diagnostic port to an open state to accept access from the external device is responsive to verifying that a repair entity attempting to perform the automotive service is the authorized repair entity identified by the vehicle manufacturer authorization information received by the vehicle over the network from the system of the vehicle manufacturer, and the change of state of the diagnostic port to an open state is responsive to a setting from the system of the vehicle manufacturer; and on adoption of the open state, the method further comprises performing, at the vehicle, diagnostic tests through the opened diagnostic port and communicating with the external device (112, 114) through the opened diagnostic port.