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Too good to be true leasing?
HebdrideanTeuchter
Posts: 7 Forumite
in Motoring
Found this car leasing website which seems very keenly priced - anybody know if they are dodgy?
They are called SmartLease dot co dot UK.
They are called SmartLease dot co dot UK.
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Just a broker, Prices on the website = + VAT so you wont get those prices as a private individual.
Website address is a flat.
Have you got a genuine quote off them?Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0 -
????forgotmyname wrote: »Just a broker, Prices on the website = + VAT so you wont get those prices as a private individual.
Website address is a flat.
Have you got a genuine quote off them?
They do quote private lease offers, which are same as those for business + VAT.
Their business address is Moulton Park Business Centre,Redhouse Road Northampton,United Kingdom NN3 6AQ
However I would be doubtful about trusting them, without due diligence checks."A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
Who.is shows the domain registered since 2000.
A hell of a lot of car brokers are one man bands working from home. What matters is who the ultimate lease is with and that the supplier is a UK franchised dealer.The man without a signature.0 -
Also large up front payment and only 5000 miles per year0
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They seem to be another name for lvm.co.uk and bestcarleasingdeals.co.uk so I think they are legit. They have given me quotes. However they seem to offer better deals on the smartlease address than on those mentioned above.
Personal deals are the same as the business ones but with VAT added.
I know they only start at 5000 miles but they will quote for more miles on request.
Unfortunately they don't quite have what I'm looking for... :-(0 -
Anyway, in the end I decided to go for a a used car as I couldn't reconcile the whole thing of paying for a car and not owning it after 2 years!0
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HebdrideanTeuchter wrote: »Anyway, in the end I decided to go for a a used car as I couldn't reconcile the whole thing of paying for a car and not owning it after 2 years!
I've got my own thread about looking for a cheap as possible leased car- but I have emailed them to ask for a quote. I'll let you know what they offer.0 -
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Prices are cheap off the cuff cos of the high initial payment.
Most of the deals these brokers will give you are fairly standard, just depends who has access to who's deals really.
That juke offer at £105 - but a downpayment of like 10 upfront. Not a good deal, just looks good.
Best to go with the majority in my opinion - check out the top 10 here
https://uk.trustpilot.com/categories/privat_leasing0
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