Lease car return - better sorting things yourself

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Got a copy of the BVRLA guidelines.

Alloy wheels - being done.

Couple of scuffs that are below size. Worrying one is bonnet chips - says these are disallowed.

Obviously, dont want to have to shell out when they say I've got to pay for a bonnet respray?

Worth trying to do yourself with touch up pen or is it too obvious?

Penelopa.Pitstop

All depends on the lease company and who is picking up the car. Some are quite lenient, some can find faults you can't even see.

wgl2014

How bad are the marks on the bonnet?

If you intend to DIY it is almost certainly not going to be difficult to spot. Worth doing on your own car to stop rust etc but maybe not so great to avoid lease charges. Maybe consider a quote from a smart repair company?

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wgl2014 wrote: »

How bad are the marks on the bonnet?

If you intend to DIY it is almost certainly not going to be difficult to spot. Worth doing on your own car to stop rust etc but maybe not so great to avoid lease charges. Maybe consider a quote from a smart repair company?

Not that bad to be honest. As you'd expect from a 3 yr old car.

One plus - one of the alloys (front passenger - dear wife ALWAYS hits the kerb!) is badly rimmed. Probably about 1/3 circumference - allowed is 50mm.

Asked lease company - I was going to pay £90 to have them repaired and they said "no need we dont charge for alloy wheel damage".