Car lease price increased before delivery - what are my options

[Deleted User]

If they changed the price they should refund you the admin fee. Just ask for it to be returned and see what they say.

PM3844

Thanks 
I will actually call them instead of emailing them.
thanks 

PM3844

had an update - its £370 / over the 3 years
which isnt too bad - but especially in the current climate I'd rather not commit to this - as i mentioned this was signed in January we had no idea this would all happen!
Anyone think I could get out of this without the cancellation fee.
thanks

Grumpy_chap

Are you saying the lease cost has increased by £370 over 3 years, so £10.30 per month?  I am surprised they are even bothering with processing the variation.  It i snot your fault that they are late in delivering the car (not theirs either), but to then sting you with a cost increase seems doubly harsh.  Not sue it would be grounds to cancel the contract, but you could try.

Thrugelmir

PM3844 said:

had an update - its £370 / over the 3 years

Hardly excessive. Your choice whether to pay the cancellation fee or take delivery of the vehicle. 

ToxicWomble

Don’t want this to sound the wrong way - but if you can’t afford an extra £30 a month - can you really have afforded the £200 that you agreed to ?

sharpe106

ToxicWomble said:

Don’t want this to sound the wrong way - but if you can’t afford an extra £30 a month - can you really have afforded the £200 that you agreed to ?

Its only £10 a month. So even less.

What does the contract say if the price changes?

ToxicWomble

sharpe106 said:

ToxicWomble said:

Don’t want this to sound the wrong way - but if you can’t afford an extra £30 a month - can you really have afforded the £200 that you agreed to ?

Its only £10 a month. So even less.

What does the contract say if the price changes?

Good spot - bad maths, it would seem that it’s not the price rise that’s the issue more like an overall change of mind/situation and looking to use the price rise as a “get out”
As already said, it will depend on what you contract/paperwork says about price rises. I would expect them to have it pretty well covered - although you never know

unholyangel

They can't change the price once the contract has been agreed, not without giving you the corresponding right to cancel without being worse off. A contract is equally bonding on both parties. So if you couldn't cancel without penalty then neither can they, they need to supply what was agreed and at the agreed price. 

This is assuming it's not a b2b contract though. 

PM3844

unholyangel said:

They can't change the price once the contract has been agreed, not without giving you the corresponding right to cancel without being worse off. A contract is equally bonding on both parties. So if you couldn't cancel without penalty then neither can they, they need to supply what was agreed and at the agreed price. 

This is assuming it's not a b2b contract though. 

b2b? sorry what do you mean?
Also not really a case of being able to afford the increase its DO I want to pay that increase, there is also the principal, as a lay man, in my eyes you can't 'sell something / offer services' at one price and suddenly increase the price because things happen no matter how much the increase - and yes it is partly me trying to get out of it as well. Just looking for advice or anyone else in a similar situation I know its going to have happened to only a handful of people because of the perfect storm of events that occurred. 

also from what i can see this is the  only thing that covers changes in price 
'5. Figures shown are subject to manufacturers, dealers, or leasing company price changes, fluctuations in interest rates or changes in Government legislation. These are outside of our control.'
This doesn't seem to cover 'force majeure' 
Any advice is appreciated