Lease returns,
done in batches
Dealers, lease companies and body shops work on a different clock. We collect in batches, turn them round on an agreed day, photograph every wheel and invoice monthly.
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Downtime costs more than the wheels
A car sitting on a forecourt with kerbed rims is not sellable, and a lease return with four scuffed wheels is a charge waiting to happen. Both are cheaper to fix than to carry.
We collect in batches, which is cheaper per wheel and means one visit rather than five. A typical dealer batch of twelve to sixteen wheels goes out on a Monday and comes back Wednesday.
Every wheel is photographed on arrival and on completion. For lease returns that record is worth as much as the repair, because it settles arguments about what condition something was in.
Terms get agreed in writing: a per-wheel trade rate, an agreed turnaround, consolidated monthly invoicing and a named contact rather than a call queue. None of it is exotic and all of it prevents friction later.
What comes with it
Everything below is in the quoted figure. Where a price elsewhere is lower, these are usually the lines missing from it.
Batch collection
One visit for the whole batch, at a time that suits the yard.
Trade rate per wheel
Agreed in writing, not quoted job by job.
Photographed both ways
On arrival and on completion, per wheel, filed against the reg.
Agreed turnaround
So the forecourt knows when the car is sellable again.
Named contact
A person who answers, not a queue.
Monthly invoicing
Consolidated, thirty-day terms once agreed.
The figures
These are the standard rates. The quote you get back against a photograph is the actual figure, and it does not move after booking.
Rates are per wheel, not per vehicle. Mixed batches of kerb repairs and full refurbishments are normal and get priced line by line on one invoice.
How the job runs
Volume discussed
Typical monthly wheels, mix of work, and where the vehicles sit.
Rates agreed
Per wheel, in writing, with turnaround and terms.
Batch collected
One visit, at a time that does not interrupt the yard.
Photographed and worked
Every wheel recorded on arrival, then refinished.
Returned together
Balanced, fitted where required, photographed on completion.
Invoiced monthly
One invoice, itemised by registration.
Before you book
What volume makes trade rates worth it?
Around ten wheels a month is where it starts to make sense. Below that the standard rate with free collection is usually better for you.
Can you work on site at our yard?
Kerb repair, yes, and it is often the fastest option for a forecourt. Anything needing the oven, lathe or jig has to come back to the unit.
Do you handle lease return assessments?
We photograph and quote, which is usually what is needed to decide whether to fix or accept the charge. We are not an inspection agency and do not pretend to be.
How do you invoice?
Monthly, consolidated, itemised by registration, on thirty-day terms once the account is agreed in writing.
Trade across the patch
Batch collections run anywhere on the patch. If your yard is just outside it, send the postcode - volume usually justifies the extra distance.
