Returning lease car with wheel damage
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I have a BMW due to go back in June and having checked the finance companies (Network) terms I think all of the alloys have scratches longer than are acceptable so the question is does anyone know what they will charge and would I be cheaper getting them repaired myself then banning my wife from parking it again!
I also have a nail in a tyre which is a pain as it's only done 12,000 miles so same question, is it cheaper to replace it myself? Sadly it's a run flat so can't be repaired.
I also have a nail in a tyre which is a pain as it's only done 12,000 miles so same question, is it cheaper to replace it myself? Sadly it's a run flat so can't be repaired.
This is my guess, this is where the person contracted to do the assessing could make their money. The lease company might charge you a fortune for the damage and pay out a bit to the assessor, keep the balance and move the car on unrepaired. I wouldn't want to let them take control, I'd want the car to be mint when it's assessed.
G944S said:
I also have a nail in a tyre which is a pain as it's only done 12,000 miles so same question, is it cheaper to replace it myself? Sadly it's a run flat so can't be repaired.
Moons ago I returned a lease car with a nail in the rear tyre. I covered the head of the nail in bitumen paint prior to the return inspection and it was not picked up. The nail had been in there for over 20,000 miles and the tyre never lost pressure, so in my mind it didn't pose any danger. Obviously I'm not condoning or encouraging such actions and would never do such a thing now.
ked. 18 months or so ago the PCP on my Merc C220 finished so I returned the car. A nice chap picked up the car from my house, spent a good half hour inspecting everything and preparing his report. I recall there was an itemised price for everything. The car was very clean though, apart from two rims which on account of having the strength of bone china needed refurbished. All fair enough, and I know it would have cost me more to get them sorted locally myself.
Thanks for all the replies, I've been pointed in the direction of the PDF below which suggests £60 for a damaged wheel and as I don't think I can get them repaired any cheaper I'm quite happy with that.
http://www.easiertoleaseplan.co.uk/wp-content/uplo...
http://www.easiertoleaseplan.co.uk/wp-content/uplo...
Hi, I stupidly kerbed my wheel today.... i do have a policy for wheel and tyre damage but am limited and io have already had a puncture and new tyre being needed (nail in it). They say things come in threes! Anyway, not sure if the wheel will be ok when retured with this damage on... any comments? Many thanks in anticipation. Matt 
My car was 3000 miles off a major service with 20000 service interval, all 4 tyres were about 3 quarters worn and 3 of the wheels were tatty, not badly kerbed but corroded and I'd never been bothered to get them done under warranty. Leaseplan were great, no charges made despite thorough inspection.
Jumping on the back of this thread, does anyone have experience of Network/Leasplan's current costs for alloy damage? I have a curbed wheel and am debating whether to get repaired or let them do it (or charge me for it at least). They're diamond cut 19's if that makes a difference?
I see someone was charged £50 further up the thread but wanted to see if anyone had more recent experience?
TIA!
I see someone was charged £50 further up the thread but wanted to see if anyone had more recent experience?
TIA!
Our company cars went back a few weeks ago. The charge per wheel was roughly as above, about £50.
However, that was only for the scratches that exceeded the maximum length on their standards sheet. Some of the wheels were scratched but not charged for.
Interestingly, we initially couldn’t find the service history for one car (since found it). They only charged £150 per missing service which is a lot less than servicing it in the first place.
However, that was only for the scratches that exceeded the maximum length on their standards sheet. Some of the wheels were scratched but not charged for.
Interestingly, we initially couldn’t find the service history for one car (since found it). They only charged £150 per missing service which is a lot less than servicing it in the first place.
anonymous said:
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That alloy will pass inspection - well under the max size as defined by the BVRLA. That's nothing. With regard to repairs - especially on the likes of diamond cut/polished alloys - it's not really worth fixing them yourself. Merc Finance charge 90 quid a wheel (or did last time I got charged) and you'd be hard pressed to get a proper repair on such a wheel done for that much - also bear in mind that the repair that you have done may not match the standards required - the inspection chap from BCA was telling me that they get a lot of people who get the alloys powder coated when they were polished - they've wasted time and money as they just get charged again to have it done right.
The charges are pretty reasonable for stuff like this - and don't forget to haggle (I did and got a bill of hundreds down to 50) and when you factor in your time and hassle along with the fact that the repair you have might not pass muster then it's often easier to give it back and pay the bill (after some token haggling which is always easier if you have rolled over onto another car with them).
Visit your local part worn place and see if they can patch the tyre. You could also see how much it would be for a part worn runflat. With regards to the alloys, buy another set which are mint and then sell your kerbed alloy wheels as singles. They will get a minimum of £100 each even if damaged.
Ozone said:
We just returned Mrs Ozone's A5 with scratches on the black painted wheels, they were worse than in that picture and we weren't charged.
The standard wheel repair charge was £36 with VWFS/BCA
Same experience here, one wheel was 50% kerbed. I was shocked with how little they wanted! The standard wheel repair charge was £36 with VWFS/BCA
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