Looking after your leased vehicle - Part 2
22/09/2021 Finance Products All News
Part 2 of our guide for looking after your leased vehicle is about choosing a garage for your service or repairs.
You would be amazed at the number of times we are asked where should we get our car serviced?!
As a rule of thumb it is always advisable to use main dealerships for your service or repairs. These can be found easily online by simply searching the manufacturers website for the closest dealer to you.
Should you find any issues, contact the team here at Jigsaw Finance and we can help locate an approved dealership in your area.
It's absolutely vital that you used an approved garage as this could invalidate your vehicles warranty and potentially result in additional costs when the vehicle is returned so, please check first before using an independent garage in your area.
Always ask the garage for a detailed breakdown and costing of all the work required so you can see how they arrived at the total cost. Make sure they include all parts, any re-calibration, labour costings and VAT and can provide a receipt and warranty for the work carried out.
Check the garage will carry out the service following the manufacturer's procedures and use original parts or those of 'equivalent quality'.
You must make sure the service booklet is date-stamped by the garage or repairer as evidence that service has taken place.
It's important to remember, with repairs to your lease vehicle, if they are considered manufacturer faults and it falls within the warranty period there should be no charge to yourself.
On the other hand, if you are having a service completed on your vehicle and you have not taken out any service agreement, you will of course be charged the full amount of this work to be carried out.
Make an enquiry today and let our team help you into your perfect next car:
- Email: enquiries@jigsawfinance.com
- Telephone: 01782 450745
Apply for vehicle finance online at Jigsaw Finance: jigsawfinance.com/apply-online
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