Step 2 - Preparing yourself and your car
Get it all together
You will need to return your car AND EVERYTHING that came with
the car, so you will need to collect together all the documents
(service history, manual and log book if you were issued with
it), master key/card, and any bits-and-bobs which you might have
removed from the car which belong with it. more»
Some lease companies will provide a list of their charges upon
request, if you can get one of these, please bring it with you.
Get it clean
Your car needs to be clean when it is returned under the terms
of your lease. But it also needs to be cleaned properly for us
to be able to inspect it properly which is why we have built
our 'Lease
Return Valet' into this service which will get in clean enough
for us to be able to do a thorough inspection. This is enough to
bring the majority of cars up to a reasonable standard for return,
but it is a fairly basic valet and doesn't allow us lots of time,
so please remove all your personal possessions from the car, including
any rubbish that may have accumulated. If your car is especially
dirty there are other services you can choose from our normal valet
menu to deal with stains, odours etc.
Or you may wish to have a go at doing the worst of the inside
yourself! D.I.Y.
Valeting »
Know your stuff
 We
really recommend that you have a good look around your car yourself
and make a mental note of any damage you find - if you can honestly
say that your car only has 1-2 areas of concern, then you may
not need a lease return inspection and can just go ahead and
get these fixed. But that would be a rare exception! The vast
majority of cars have damage which looks slight, but can incur
a penalty - and the drivers who tend to get most upset by recharges
are those who thought they had fixed everything, but missed something
like a dent on a sill or a rusting stone chip.
If you have 3 or more areas
of damage we will almost certainly be able to save you money...
if you are unsure you can get a better idea by learning a little
bit about lease return, there is an awful lot to learn but we
have an online guide which has most of it. So once you have read
the rest of this 6 page guide, paying special attention to the
FAQ, you can find out more by reading the leasing guide at www.clean-image.co.uk/leasing
and also think about how you will care for your next lease
car.
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