Motability: Leasing v buying...

atrixblue.-MFR-.

pstuart wrote: »

The comment about 'all of the dents and scratches' have to be paid for before they re-lease another vehicle is a complete surprise - is this something new, have they stopped the £250 'good condition bonus' and the fair wear and tear clause, are they now run by Mercedes Leasing?

If you go over your lease mileage (3 years and 60,000 miles) then they will charge, but other than that please tell what you know and the rest of don't.

they allow for wear and tear but bumper scuffs, broken trim, collision damage they dont.

my OH nan has one on motability, they allowed for light minor scratches as wear and tear items and lights dents such as a trolly dents. but deep dents think the said something about 1inch by 1 inch and over, scuffs to bumpers and broken trim interior or exterior is taken as damage (excludes interior sctratches as per wear and tear, the rear seat in the astra she had problems with it due to the stitching coming away (a common fault in the astra 04 on) she had this replaired twice under dealer warranty but it came away again after her 3 year manufacturers warranty was up and end lease and they charged her for it as it was interior damage and near rear seat panel, and the plastic trim on the rear door came loose after the clip fell into the door, they charged her for the trim, fitting and clip and labour, also someone scuffed the drivers door mirror casing not breaking the mirror but scuffed the cover they charged her for a new complete mirror fitting and painting. theres a thin line between wear and tear exclusions and whats interprated as damage.

in all she had to pay out something close to £1200 because all was repaired at a dealers and all new parts used (dont forget this is a leasing company), the car went back with 12,000 miles on the clock and serviced by a dealer twice a year.

pstuart

Thankyou for explaining your original post - do you write for the Daily Mail by any chance?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

pstuart wrote: »

Thankyou for explaining your original post - do you write for the Daily Mail by any chance?[/QUOTE]


care to elaborate that question.

or should you take your thoughts and your opinions of my spelling elsewhere?

mealone

Before you idiots discuss a topic maybe you should read up on it and then you would understand that you can only lease cars on motability now as the finance option was stopped earlier this year.................:p

harveybobbles

fivetide wrote: »

No offence buts what is actually up with her?

I'm sorry but could you tell me what that has got to do with you...?!

harveybobbles

mealone wrote: »

Before you idiots discuss a topic maybe you should read up on it and then you would understand that you can only lease cars on motability now as the finance option was stopped earlier this year.................:p

Well they need to update their webite then, as the bottom three paragraphs suggest otherwise...

http://www.motabilitycarscheme.co.uk/main.cfm?type=CHSW

atrixblue.-MFR-.

mealone wrote: »

Before you idiots discuss a topic maybe you should read up on it and then you would understand that you can only lease cars on motability now as the finance option was stopped earlier this year.................:p

post your source becaue ive done some research and cant fid it any where. as far as i'm aware they couldnt offer it as an ALL IN PACKAGE like the contract hire. HP was stopped as a package on the 5/4/2011 but IS available if you cantact motability or the option on their website would be (above posts) wouldnt be there. what was that about idiots;)

pstuart

It is still on the Motabilty site but in fact has ended to all new applicants.

Calling people 'idiots' in this case is extremely unnecessary.

ps. I don't cast aspersions on people who can't spell, my comment was about the generalization of an individual action.

fivetide

harveybobbles wrote: »

I'm sorry but could you tell me what that has got to do with you...?!

I'm sorry but if you'd bothered to read the rest on my post you'd have understood.

Why bother asking for help then not bothering to read it?

5t.

harveybobbles

fivetide wrote: »

I'm sorry but if you'd bothered to read the rest on my post you'd have understood.

Why bother asking for help then not bothering to read it?

5t.

I don't see what my aiunties personal problems have go to do with a) this thread or b) you.