SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549





                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                 March 12, 2002
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                Date of report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)




                            PRECISION AUTO CARE, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Its Charter)





  
              VIRGINIA                                    0-29478                                54-1847851
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (Commission File Number)                          (I.R.S. Employer
          incorporation)                                                                   Identification No.)






                748 Miller Drive, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia 20175
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)




                                 (703) 777-9095
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code




ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Issuance of Press Release Regarding Extension of of Rights Offering.

         On March 12, 2002,  Precision  Auto Care,  Inc.  issued a press release
announcing the extension of its rights  offering from March 15, 2002 to April 5,
2002.

         A copy of such press  release is filed as Exhibit  99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 7.           FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

                  (c)      Exhibits

                  Exhibit 99.1   Press release dated March 12, 2002, announcing
                                 the extension of Precision Auto Care, Inc.'s
                                 rights offering.





                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            PRECISION AUTO CARE, INC.


Date: March 12, 2002                        By:      /s/ Robert R. Falconi
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                                                     Robert R. Falconi
                                                     Chief Financial Officer




                                LIST OF EXHIBITS

99.1     Press release dated March 12, 2002, announcing the extension of
         Precision Auto Care, Inc.'s rights offering.