Lex Autolease Refund

macca1974

Not sure if this is the correct board, apologies if it isn't. This is more a question out of curiosity than anything else. In 2008, I entered into a lease hire agreement for a car with Lex Autolease. I was happy with the terms and paid for the three years and then paid the balloon payment at the end and still have the car (Mazda 6 btw, cracking car and lasting well). Anyway, Lex Autolease hadn't entered my consciousness until yesterday, when I received a cheque from them for just shy of £1,400!

The reason being was something to do with them not including some wording on their loan documentation. I was just wondering if anybody knew what this is all about. I have happily banked the check and assume that the FCA have probably told them to do this. It just seems very odd to me that I can enter into an arrangement that I am quite happy with and then years down the line get an unexpected refund. Not complaining of course, but just curious if anyone could shed some more light on this.

Nasqueron

macca1974 wrote: »

Not sure if this is the correct board, apologies if it isn't. This is more a question out of curiosity than anything else. In 2008, I entered into a lease hire agreement for a car with Lex Autolease. I was happy with the terms and paid for the three years and then paid the balloon payment at the end and still have the car (Mazda 6 btw, cracking car and lasting well). Anyway, Lex Autolease hadn't entered my consciousness until yesterday, when I received a cheque from them for just shy of £1,400!

The reason being was something to do with them not including some wording on their loan documentation. I was just wondering if anybody knew what this is all about. I have happily banked the check and assume that the FCA have probably told them to do this. It just seems very odd to me that I can enter into an arrangement that I am quite happy with and then years down the line get an unexpected refund. Not complaining of course, but just curious if anyone could shed some more light on this.

Basically every so often finance providers find some anomaly in their documentation which means they were not allowed to collect interest for a period and have to refund it. It's all technical gibberish because you owed the money + interest, paid the interest and were clearly none the wiser but there you go, you get a windfall

macca1974

Blimey, I'd imagine that whoever made the error on the paperwork isn't going to get their Christmas bonus! Thanks for the response.

Nasqueron

You'll find it happens more often than you'd think as it's all got to be declared to the appropriate bodies, they can't just ignore it. There's a thread going about Co-Op doing it and Northern Rock and seen others over the last few years. Keeps the banks on their toes I guess